Sanjuro Movie Barcode

1962 · dir. Akira Kurosawa · 94 min · 1.66:1 · action

Amber / Teal palette · Dark · 330 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 94 minutes of Sanjuro 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 1962 and framed at 1.66:1, the action palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.