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1892 – 1927Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927)Died 24 July 1927, aged 35Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a Japanese short-story writer whose works include Rashōmon and In a Grove. He took his own life in Tokyo. Japan's leading literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him.