Moreover , Macbeth could serve as a cautionary tale complementing his 1952 film Ikiru .
Kurosawa believed that Scotland and Japan in the Middle Ages shared social problems and that these had lessons for the present day .
Macbeth could serve as a cautionary tale complementing his 1952 film Ikiru .
Kurosawa believed that Scotland and Japan in the Middle Ages shared social problems and that these had lessons for the present day .