Ran Movie Barcode

1985 · dir. Akira Kurosawa · 162 min · 1.85:1 · drama

Red / Amber palette · Dark · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 162 minutes of Ran 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 Akira Kurosawa in 1985 and framed at 1.85:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.