Kazuya Nakai
- Acting
- November 25, 1967 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Biography
Kazuya Nakai (中井 和哉, born November 25, 1967) is an award-winning Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. From a young age, he was interested in anime. Growing up he had interests like volleyball and archery. He was working as a civil servant in a technical field at 25 when he decided that's not how he wanted to live his life, so he enrolled into a voice acting school he attended on his days off and on weekends while still working. Despite starting his career as a narrator, he took off as a voice actor and became a big name when he got the role of Roronoa Zoro, a character he definitely wanted to voice. He narrates programs including information and news programs and voices many iconic characters such as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Mugen from Samurai Champloo and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game Ghost of Tsushima. He loves driving, practicing archery and spending time with his dog and cat.
Known for
Filmography
- A Lazy Day in Thousand Sunny · Roronoa Zoro
- Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames · Toshiro Hijikata (Voice)
- GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class · Toushirou Hijikata (Voice)
- U Takes Terra · Mountain (Voice)
- Once Upon a Witch's Death · Jack Russo (Voice)
- Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc · Toushirou Hijikata (Voice)
- One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga · Roronoa Zoro
- One Piece Fan Letter · Roronoa Zoro
- Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii · Gaku Miyama (Voice)
- Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime · Hiroshi Mado (Voice)
- Dan Da Dan · Serpoians (Voice), Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (Voice)
- DAN DA DAN: First Encounter · Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (Voice)
- Antihero
- Train to the End of the World · Pochi (Voice)
- Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation · Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (Voice)
- The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash · Malreek (Voice)
- The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe · Kozo Ryuga (Voice)
- Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen · Toushirou Hijikata (Voice)
- MF GHOST · Ryuji Ikeda (Voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin · Shakku Arai (Voice)
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon · Kerioil (Voice)
- Pokémon Horizons · Colza (Voice)
- Tengoku Daimakyo · Robin Inazaki (Voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues · Master Higuchi (Voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues · Master Higuchi (Voice)
- One Piece Film Red · Roronoa Zoro (Voice)
- Parallel World Pharmacy · Camus (Voice)
- Love All Play · Hitoshi Ebihara (Voice)
- Tesla Note · Kyohei Himi (Voice)
- Digimon Ghost Game · Angoramon (Voice)
- Star Wars: Visions · Roden (Voice)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission · Flect Turn (Voice)
- Battle Game in 5 Seconds · Madoka Kirisaki (Voice)
- Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan · Furitsuke Capellini (Voice)
- The Journey · Musab (Voice)
- Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy · Ultraman Max
- Gintama: The Semi-Final · Toshiro Hijikata (Voice)
- Gintama: The Very Final · Toushirou Hijikata (Voice)
- 航海王：和之国总集篇 · 配音
- Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy · Ultraman Max
- JUJUTSU KAISEN · Kinji Hakari (Voice)
- Stars Align · Kenji Kyobate (Voice)
- Ahiru no Sora · Shinichi Chiba (Voice)
- ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION Episode 0 · Ranburn Tidal (Voice)
- Fire Force · Akitaru Obi (Voice)
- Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger · Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
- RobiHachi · Robby Yarge (Voice)
- One Piece: Stampede · Roronoa Zoro (Voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative · Iago Haakana (Voice)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater · Halu-elu Dolu-do (Voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser · Borma (Voice)
- Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 · Shingo Onijima (Voice)
- Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School · Date Masamune (Voice)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime · Laplace (Voice)
- One Piece: Episode of Skypiea · Roronoa Zoro (Voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad · Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018 · Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes · Salsa (Voice)
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle · Halu-elu Dolu-do (Voice)
- Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018 · Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple · Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (Voice)
- B: The Beginning · Kamui (Voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage · Garu (Ookami Blue)
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters · Halu-elu Dolu-do (Voice)
- Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 · Shingo Onijima (Voice)
- DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon · Aquaman (Voice)
- From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars · Garu (Voice)
- One Piece Episode of East Blue · Roronoa Zoro (Voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back! · Garu · Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Altair: A Record of Battles · Balaban Al-Kaphan (Voice)
- RAPSTAR · Narration
- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl · Seitarō Higuchi (Voice)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations · Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Voice)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars · Garu - Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game · Shoichi Imayoshi (Voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us! · Garu (Voice)
- Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger · Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future from Super Sentai · Ookami Blue (Voice)
- One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island · Roronoa Zoro (Voice)
- Girlish Number · Kuzu-P (Voice)