Revitalized local regions, restless neighbours, new takes on old film, unearthed classics and one last film revealing the world: As infection rates slow down, attention turns to an economy desperate for foreign custom. The wider region wrestles with new infections by protesting at signs of foreign alliances, while new Japanese films respond with their take on old sci-fi characters, a rediscovered classic and an old cinema house preparing to bid farewell with a documentary on walking, revealing strange, unusual tales to those who willingly travel on foot. Get in touch: https://forms.gle/QL2V8eDgtskXefKo7 Instagram: @NOTEBOOK_pod