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Diana Apcar, a 19th century Armenian writer living in Japan, becomes the de facto ambassador of a lost nation.
Top billed cast
- Robert NechesSelf - Narrator (voice)
Katherine KennardVoice of Diana Apcar (voice)- Dikran MelkonianVoice of Krikor Yeghoyan (voice)
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