 In the 2006 film "Letters from Iwo Jima", Baron Nishi was played by Korean-Japanese actor Tsuyoshi Ihara.The film portrays Nishi as being close friends with General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, but in reality, there was antagonism between the two.Nishi ignored Kuribayashi's prohibition on using precious water to wash tanks, as well as the general's orders to punish soldiers who did so.