"Enka: Gold Rush" unfolds a gripping narrative centered on Kumagai, an art teacher suffering under the exploitative chairman Sakai. When fellow teachers Naoko and Oyamada propose a daring blackmail plot against Sakai, their scheme takes an unexpected turn. Sakai and his girlfriend Akemi mysteriously vanish, with education consultants Minowa and Nakao suspected of their kidnapping. This sudden disappearance propels Kumagai and Naoko into a far greater criminal enterprise. They unwittingly become deeply involved in a complex plot to steal a vast quantity of gold bars, hidden away by the missing chairman. As the pursuit of this immense hidden fortune intensifies, the two teachers must navigate a dangerous world of intrigue and deception, where the allure of gold threatens to consume everyone involved, revealing a true "gold rush" of greed and unexpected alliances.
Other names: 煙霞: Gold Rush, 煙霞 -Gold Rush-, Enka - Gold Rush, Smoke and Mist: Gold Rush
Genres: Crime, Miniseries, Novel