▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁D rama ▁Series , ▁losing ▁to ▁U top ia . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Har uka ▁Ay ase ▁as ▁Ni ij ima ▁Y ae ▁Rio ▁Su zu ki ▁as ▁child hood ▁Y ae ▁ ▁Her ▁family ▁H id et oshi ▁N ish ij ima ▁as ▁Yam am oto ▁K ak uma , ▁Y ae ' s ▁brother ▁H iro ki ▁Has eg awa ▁as ▁K aw as aki ▁Sh on os u ke , ▁Y ae ' s ▁first ▁husband ▁Joe ▁Od ag iri ▁as ▁Joseph ▁Hard y ▁Ne es ima , ▁Y ae ' s ▁second ▁husband ▁Jun ▁F ub uki ▁as ▁Yam am oto ▁S aku , ▁Y ae ' s ▁mother ▁Y ut aka ▁M ats ush ige ▁as ▁Yam am oto ▁Gon p achi , ▁Y ae ' s ▁father ▁Ky ō ko ▁Has eg awa ▁as ▁H ig uch i ▁U ra , ▁K ak uma ' s ▁first ▁wife ▁M its uki ▁T anim ura ▁as ▁Yam am oto ▁Tok ie , ▁K ak uma ' s ▁second ▁wife ▁Mas ah iro ▁Tod a ▁as ▁Tok uz ō , ▁m ans erv ant ▁of ▁the ▁Yam am oto ▁family ▁ ▁A iz u ▁Domain ▁G ō ▁Ay ano ▁as ▁M ats ud ai ra ▁Kat am ori , ▁ 9 th ▁da im y ō ▁of ▁the ▁A iz u ▁Domain ▁T oshi y uki ▁N ish ida ▁as ▁Sa ig ō ▁Tan omo , ▁chief ▁senior ▁coun sel