Akutagawa excelled in examining the darker side of humanity in his writings. If you look at "In a Grove," I think each character has their own agenda; hence, each person gives a different account of...
The woodcutter , the Buddhist priest and the 'bounty hunter' . Each has , or puts , a different spin on their story for personal reasons .
the murderer in the story was kanazawa no takehiko. the victim, because he comitted suicide after he saw the action of his wife.
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa died on July 24, 1927 at the age of 35.