Patlabor 2 Movie Barcode

1993 · dir. Mamoru Oshii · 113 min · 1.85:1 · animation

Amber / Red palette · Bright · 326 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 113 minutes of Patlabor 2 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 Mamoru Oshii in 1993 and framed at 1.85:1, the animation palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.