Yako no Kaidan
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Details
- Title: 夜光の階段
- Title (romaji): Yako no Kaidan
- Also known as: Stairs in the Night Gleam
- 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
User/Viewer Ratings
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 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 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
- Chief producer: Igarashi Fumio
- Producer: Fujimoto Kazuhiko, Fuse Hitoshi
- Director: Fujita Meiji, Imai Kazuhisa, Takahashi Nobuyuki
- Music: Yoshikawa Kiyoshi
- Narration: Tsukayama Masane
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Scenario | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) |
Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambition | The Murderous Beautician | 12.5 | ? | ? |
| 2 | Confession | The Eavesdropping Woman | 10.7 | ? | ? |
| 3 | Instant Leap | A Woman Benefactor Worth 100 Million | 09.7 | ? | ? |
| 4 | Scheme | Another Man's Wife's Disappearance | 09.8 | ? | ? |
| 5 | Intent to Kill | Alleged Murderous Intent | 10.1 | ? | ? |
| 6 | Murder | A Snare to Murder One's Betrothed | 09.6 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Destruction | Final Chapter - Confession | 10.4 | ? | ? |
| 8 | Self-Determination | Final Chapter - Disappearance | 10.8 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Resolution | A Shocking Conclusion | 12.1 | ? | ? |
| Average | 10.6 | ? | ? | ||
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
External Links
| Winter 2009 | TV Asahi | Summer 2009 |
| Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi 4 | Thursday 21:00 | Dandy Daddy? |