Figure 1
Overview of the shot-level data extraction pipeline.
Figure 2
Schematic definition of the region of interest (ROI) used for color feature extraction. The ROI is obtained by removing 12.5% from all four borders of the frame.
Figure 3
Schematic illustration of deterministic within-shot sampling (five frames at 1/6–5/6 of shot duration) and the reuse of the same frames for color and face/shot-scale feature extraction.
Table 1
Film-level ASL for 30 Kurosawa films (raw and truncated) compared with Cinemetrics references (Salt prioritized; otherwise community). “Not checked” indicates the community column was not consulted because a Salt value exists; “Missing” indicates no matching entry.
| MOVIES | ASL | TRUNCATED ASL | ASL RANGE (RAW-TRUNCATED) | BARRY_SALT | COMMUNITY | SOURCE TIER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanshiro Sugata, 1943 | 10s | 8.9s | 10–8.9s | NA | NA | Missing |
| The Most Beautiful, 1944 | 10.3s | 7.5 s | 10.3–7.5s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Sanshiro Sugata Part II, 1945 | 11.ls | 8.1s | 11.1–8.1s | NA | 10.4s | Community |
| No Regrets for Our Youth, 1946 | 11.0s | 8.4s | 11–8.4s | NA | NA | Missing |
| One Wonderful Sunday, 1947 | 13.8s | 9.9s | 13.8–9.9s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Drunken Angel, 1948 | 14.1s | ll.1s | 14.1–11.1s | NA | 12.9s | Community |
| The Quiet Duel, 1949 | 20.2s | 10.6s | 20.2–10.6s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Stray Dog, 1949 | 14.3s | 8.5s | 14.3–8.5s | NA | 13s | Community |
| Rashomon, 1950 | 13.3s | 11s | 13.3–11s | 12.5s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Scandal, 1950 | 16.6s | 10.5s | 16.6–10.5s | NA | NA | Missing |
| The Idiot, 1951 | 17.6s | 10.4s | 17.6–10.4s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Ikiru, 1952 | 18.3s | 11.1s | 18.3–11.1s | 16.1s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail, 1952 | 13.8s | 9.9s | 13.8–9.9s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Seven Samurai, 1954 | 9.1s | 7.8s | 9.1–7.8s | 8.0s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| I Live in Fear, 1955 | 26.7s | 13.6s | 26.7–13.6s | NA | 24s | Community |
| Throne of Blood, 1957 | 13.1s | 9.3s | 13.l–9.3s | 12.5s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| The Lower Depths, 1957 | 17.3s | 10.2s | 17.3–10.2s | NA | NA | Missing |
| The Hidden Fortress, 1958 | 11.0s | 7.8s | 11–7.8s | 10.2s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| The Bad Sleep Well, 1960 | 17.9s | 10.1s | 17.9–10.1s | NA | 16.5s | Community |
| Yojimbo, 1961 | 14.0s | 9.6s | 14–9.6s | 12.9s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Sanjuro, 1962 | 13.2s | 10s | 13.2–10s | NA | 13.8s | Community |
| High and Low, 1963 | 17.5s | 11.9s | 17.5–11.9s | NA | 17.5s | Community |
| Red Beard, 1965 | 21.8s | 11.1s | 21.8–11.1s | 21.0s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Dodes’ka-den, 1970 | 19.0s | 10.4s | 19–10.4s | 20.0s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Dersu Uzala, 1975 | 20.5s | 11.4s | 20.5–11.4s | 20.1s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Kagemusha, 1980 | 11.0s | 8.2s | 11–8.2S | 10.5s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Ran, 1985 | 11.1s | 7.8s | 11.1–7.8s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Dreams, 1990 | 17.1s | 10.7s | 17.l–10.7s | 14.0s | Not checked | barry_salt |
| Rhapsody in August, 1991 | 16.5s | 10s | 16.5–10s | NA | NA | Missing |
| Madadayo, 1993 | 13.0s | 9.1s | 13–9.1s | NA | NA | Missing |
Figure 4
Film-level average shot length (ASL) across 30 Akira Kurosawa feature films in the dataset.