Belladonna of Sadness Movie Barcode

1973 · dir. Eiichi Yamamoto · 93 min · 1.85:1 · animation

Amber / Green palette · Balanced · 322 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 93 minutes of Belladonna of Sadness into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto in 1973 and framed at 1.85:1, the animation palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.