The Hidden Fortress (1958) colour palette
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Shot by Kazuo Yamasaki
- #494949dark grey · 15.1%
- #8c8c8bmid grey · 14.8%
- #060606near black · 13.2%
- #2c2c2cdark grey · 12.6%
- #afafaflight grey · 12%
- #6d6d6dmid grey · 11.7%
The Hidden Fortress (1958), shot by Kazuo Yamasaki, is monochrome: across 65 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#494949), covering 15.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.001 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.459 — brighter than 81% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Hidden Fortress page →
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