Details
Title: 夜光の階段
Title (romaji): Yako no Kaidan
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 9
Vieweship rating: 10.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-23 to 2009-Jun-18
Air time: Thursday 21:00
Theme song: CRIME OF LOVE by Fujiki Naohito
Synopsis
Sayama Michio is a young and callous beautician who will stop at nothing to fulfill his ambition(s). Coming from an impoverished background, he suddenly becomes the darling of the beauty world. He holds women who desire beauty captive and puts on several different faces when dealing with Murase Minako, the female owner of the place that he works at; Hatano Masako, a woman of leisure; and Fukuchi Fujiko, an editor of a weekly magazine to come out tops. He also gets involved with two detectives who are investigating him for a prior incident. --JDrama Weblog
Cast
Fujiki Naohito as Sayama Michio
Kimura Yoshino as Edamura Sachiko
Natsukawa Yui as Fukuchi Fujiko
Watanabe Ikkei as Murase Shintaro
Oginome Keiko as Murase Minako
Takachi Noboru as Sakurada Takeshi
Tamaru Maki as Kuwayama Aki
Hara Mikie as Muraoka Tomoko
Emoto Tasuku as Hasuda Shigeo
Masuda Shuichiro (増田修一朗) as Yanagida Toshio
Shinsui Sansho as Master
Satoi Kenta as Detective Yoshikawa
Omiya Taro as the real-estate agent
Haruta Junichi as Inspector Yamamoto
Kusami Junpei (草見潤平) as Editor-in-chief Aoki
Ebisawa Kenji (海老澤健次) as Hasegawa Jun
Noguchi Airi (野口逢里) as Hayase Rie
Suzuki Yuki (鈴木雄貴) as Nishioka Eiji
Miura Rieko as Okano Kazuko
Minamino Yoko as Takezaki Yumiko
Akaza Miyoko as Fujinami Ryuko
Ishii Masanori as Okano Shoichi
Yo Kimiko as Maruoka Fusae
Muroi Shigeru as Hatano Masako
Kobayashi Nenji as Kuwayama Shinji
Production Credits
Original writing (novel): Yako no Kaidan by Matsumoto Seicho (松本清張)
Screenwriter: Takeyama Yo (竹山洋)
Chief producer: Igarashi Fumio
Producers: Fujimoto Kazuhiko (藤本一彦), Fuse Hitoshi (布施等)
Directors: Fujita Meiji (藤田明二), Imai Kazuhisa, Takahashi Nobuyuki
Music: Yoshikawa Kiyoyuki
Narration: Tsukayama Masane
Yako no Kaidan
