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.

该剧是纪念日本推理作家松本清张诞辰100周年的特制剧之一，改编自小说《女人的阶梯》 ，围绕一名普通美容师一跃成为美容界宠儿的青年展开故事。

2009年4月23日から6月18日まで、テレビ朝日にて、毎週木曜日の21:00 - 21:54（JST）の「木曜ドラマ」枠で、「松本清張 生誕100年スペシャル」として放送された。主演は藤木直人