The Matrix Code Came from Sushi Recipes
Despite the fact that it’s in a movie with one iconic scene after the next, the tumbling green code is one of the film’s most enduring images—and gives The Matrix the distinction of having one of the few title sequences in history one could call “brilliant.” Matrix code creator Simon Whiteley
Whiteley returned to the source. Whiteley also says Japanese speakers won’t be able to lift the recipe straight from the movie because the digital rain is written in code.
Source: www.wired.com