Pom Poko Movie Barcode

1994 · dir. Isao Takahata · 145 min · 1.66:1 · animation

Gold / Amber palette · Balanced · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 145 minutes of Pom Poko 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 Isao Takahata in 1994 and framed at 1.66:1, the animation palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.