Takeichi Nishi

was a Japanese military officer and athlete. He is best known as an equestrian who competed in two Summer Olympic Games.
Nishi won a gold medal in show jumping at the 1932 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles. He was also on the Japanese team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
He was a tank unit commander at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was killed in action during the defense of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.
In popular culture.
In the 2006 American film "Letters from Iwo Jima", Nishi was played by Korean-Japanese actor Tsuyoshi Ihara.