Hana Bi Movie Barcode

1997 · dir. Takeshi Kitano · 103 min · 1.85:1 · crime

Blue / Teal palette · Dark · 322 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 103 minutes of Hana Bi 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 Takeshi Kitano in 1997 and framed at 1.85:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.