The (last) samurai of cinema

One of my favourite film directors in the world is the japanese Akira Kurosawa. 

Kurosawa was descendant from a samurai lineage, and this influenced in the stories of his most famous films, like Ran, Throne of blood or Seven Samurais.

Kurosawa began his career during the world war II, in the japanese empire, so his first movies were propagandistic movies. In the 50's Kurosawa began to be known in the West because his film Rashomon, because he won the best foreign film oscar with this movie.

The themes of Kurosawa's films are the human tragedies like war, poverty, greed. His characters aren't heroes, in many cases they are victims of the fate or victims of his own acts. Is for that I like Kurosawa's movies, because the stories he tells aren't stories of good and evil, are stories with contradictories characters, or maybe more realistic characters.    

He adapted books of Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.

The main character in most of the Kurosawa's films was played by Toshiro Mifune, actor that worked in 16 of his films, turned by kurosawa in the iconic image of a samurai.

My "chinese food"

Sometimes, when I have to cook to myself (only for myself), I like to prepare mongolian meat, because chinese food is one of the foods that I like it more, but my family doesn't like it, so I cook it only when I'm alone. 

To cook mongolian meat, I chop the meat and I fry it in a wok with soja sauce. Then, I chop  scallions and soybean sprouts ("dragon teeth") and I put them in the wok. Finally, I sprinkle aji no moto and cornstarch. Generally I eat this meal with chaufan rice, another preparation of chinese food (well, what we know as "chinese food") 

For me, cook is an entertaining activity. I would like to cook everyday, but I can't because I'm never in my home. 

I think the meals you cook for yourself have a better flavor (or maybe just I imagine it).

Anyway, it is important to know how to cook, and most important, learn how to cook your favourites meals. 

Enjoy!

A stray dog

I don't travel too much, but when I do'it I try to get a picture of a stray dog from there.

I took this picture in the holidays from last year in Lican Ray, when I visit that town with my family. I saw the dog near the lake and I went to him to caress him and play a little with him. I really like this picture because the dog in the picture the dog in the photo did not bother with my camera. Is usual that stray dogas run away when you try to take a picture from them, but this one was really quiet.

For me, stray dogs are really special creatures, although is sad that they live on street. I sympathize with them a lot, much more than with dogs with pedigree. Some day I like to adopt a stray dog like the dog from the picture.
I think that is necessary that people understand that dogs needs love and cares.