Kazuya Nakai
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1967 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
Movie · as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
A Lazy Day in Thousand Sunny
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc
Movie · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class
TV · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice) · 12 eps
Once Upon a Witch's Death
TV · as Jack Russo (voice) · 2 eps
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice)
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
Movie · as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
One Piece Fan Letter
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
TV · as Malreek (voice) · 4 eps
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
TV · as Gaku Miyama (voice) · 12 eps
Dan Da Dan
TV · as Serpoians (voice), Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice) · 2 eps
Train to the End of the World
TV · as Pochi (voice) · 5 eps
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
TV · as Hiroshi Mado (voice) · 10 eps
Antihero
TV · 1 ep
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga
TV · as Roronoa Zoro · 21 eps
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Movie · as Kozo Ryuga (voice)
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
Movie · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
Pokémon Horizons
TV · as Colza (voice) · 2 eps
Tengoku Daimakyo
TV · as Robin Inazaki (voice) · 13 eps
MF GHOST
TV · as Ryuji Ikeda (voice) · 6 eps
Rurouni Kenshin
TV · as Shakku Arai (voice) · 2 eps
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
TV · as Kerioil (voice) · 36 eps
Run for the Money: The Great Mission
TV · as Sigma Redwing / Phantom Thief Appolon (voice) · 97 eps
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Movie · as Master Higuchi (voice)
One Piece Film Red
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
TV · as Master Higuchi (voice) · 6 eps
Love All Play
TV · as Hitoshi Ebihara (voice) · 24 eps
Parallel World Pharmacy
TV · as Camus (voice) · 3 eps
Gintama: The Very Final
Movie · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
The Journey
Movie · as Musab (voice)
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Movie · as Flect Turn (voice)
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
Movie · as Ultraman Max
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
TV · as Madoka Kirisaki (voice) · 12 eps
Tesla Note
TV · as Kyohei Himi (voice) · 13 eps
Star Wars: Visions
TV · as Roden (voice) · 1 ep
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
TV · as Furitsuke Capellini (voice) · 4 eps
Digimon Ghost Game
TV · as Angoramon (voice) · 67 eps
Gintama: The Semi-Final
TV · as Toshiro Hijikata (voice) · 2 eps
航海王：和之国总集篇
TV · as 配音 · 18 eps
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
TV · as Ultraman Max · 10 eps
JUJUTSU KAISEN
TV · as Kinji Hakari (voice) · 3 eps
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
Movie · as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
One Piece: Stampede
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION Episode 0
Movie · as Ranburn Tidal (voice)
RobiHachi
TV · as Robby Yarge (voice) · 12 eps
Fire Force
TV · as Akitaru Obi (voice) · 73 eps
Stars Align
TV · as Kenji Kyobate (voice) · 12 eps
Ahiru no Sora
TV · as Shinichi Chiba (voice) · 23 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
Movie · as Borma (voice)
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
Movie · as Shingo Onijima (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
Movie · as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
Movie · as Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
Movie · as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Movie · as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Movie · as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018
Movie · as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
Movie · as Iago Haakana (voice)
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
TV · as Salsa (voice) · 2 eps
B: The Beginning
TV · as Kamui (voice) · 12 eps
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
TV · as Laplace (voice) · 8 eps
Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School
TV · as Date Masamune (voice) · 12 eps
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
Movie · as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Movie · as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars
Movie · as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
Movie · as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
Movie · as Aquaman (voice)
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
Movie · as Shingo Onijima (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage
Movie · as Garu (Ookami Blue)
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future from Super Sentai
Movie · as Ookami Blue (voice)
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Movie · as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us!
TV · as Garu (voice) · 1 ep
Altair: A Record of Battles
TV · as Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice) · 24 eps
RAPSTAR
TV · as Narration · 13 eps
Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger
TV · as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice) · 48 eps
From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars
TV · as Garu (voice) · 1 ep
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
TV · as Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice) · 18 eps
One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film: GOLD
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Heart of Gold
Movie · as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light
Movie · as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
JOKER GAME
TV · as Fukumoto (voice), Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice) · 2 eps
Girlish Number
TV · as Kuzu-P (voice) · 12 eps
One Piece Characters Log
TV · as Roronoa Zoro · 9 eps
Bungo Stray Dogs
TV · as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa · 60 eps
ALL OUT!!
TV · as Renpei Sukura · 25 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
Movie · as Borma (voice)
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Movie · as Borma (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
Movie · as Igaroid (voice)
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Blood Blockade Battlefront
TV · as Zapp Renfro · 24 eps
God Eater
TV · as Soma Schiksal (voice) · 13 eps
Death Parade
TV · as Takashi (voice) · 12 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
TV · as Borma (voice) · 10 eps
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Movie · as Borma (voice)
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
Movie · as Timothy Hunter (voice)
Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
Movie · as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Movie · as Borma (voice)
Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement
TV · as Date Masamune (voice) · 12 eps
Aldnoah.Zero
TV · as Koichiro Marito (voice) · 24 eps
Hero Bank
TV · as Fukuta Kanemaru (voice) · 51 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Movie · as Borma (voice)
Lemming
Movie
One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Movie · as Borma (voice)
Persona3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
Movie · as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
Movie · as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Gintama the Movie Ginmaku Zenya Matsuri 2013
Movie · as Himself/Toushirou Hijikata
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
TV · as Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice) · 12 eps
Danganronpa: The Animation
TV · as Mondo Owada (voice) · 2 eps
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
Movie · as Shell Septinos
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
Movie · as Ryuji Suguro (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film: Z
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Glorious Island
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Rainbow Fireflies
Movie · as Kenzō – Adult (voice)
No More Heroes 1.5
Movie · as Travis Touchdown
One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
Movie · as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer
TV · as Sainglain · 25 eps
Brave 10
TV · as Jinpachi Nezu (voice) · 12 eps
Shining Hearts
TV · as Dyran Rowen (voice) · 12 eps
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
Movie · as Date Masamune (voice)
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
Movie · as Shell Septinos
One Piece Mugiwara Chase
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death
Movie · as Borcuse (voice)
One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Fate/Prototype
Movie · as Lancer (voice)
Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Chihayafuru
TV · as Hiro Kinashi (voice) · 28 eps
You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san
TV · as Salamander (voice) · 26 eps
Blue Exorcist
TV · as Suguro Ryuuji (voice) · 25 eps
One Piece Film: Strong World
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Gintama: The Movie
Movie · as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Movie · as Shell Septinos
Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade
Movie · as General Borcuse
xxxHolic: Rō
Movie · as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Movie · as Kokuto (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
Movie · as Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
TV · as Refal Edia (voice) · 24 eps
God Eater Prologue
Movie · as Soma Schicksal
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Movie · as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
White Album
TV · as Tamaru (voice) · 9 eps
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
TV · as Date Masamune (voice) · 24 eps
07-Ghost
TV · as Katsuragi · 25 eps
Kiddy GiRL-AND
TV · as Torch · 24 eps
Asura Cryin'
TV · as Takaya Kagakagari · 26 eps
Samurai Harem
TV · as Ryo Washizu (voice) · 12 eps
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
TV · as Jiggy Pepper (voice) · 50 eps
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
TV · as Miles (voice) · 14 eps
Hatsukoi Limited.
TV · as Gengorou Takei (voice) · 2 eps
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
Movie · as Kokorootomedes (voice)
Switch
Movie
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Antique Bakery
TV · as Tachibana's abductor (voice) · 2 eps
Switch!
TV · as 梶山庆护 · 2 eps
King of Conte
TV · as Narration · 9 eps
Blade of the Immortal
TV · as Taito Magatsu (voice) · 13 eps
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Movie · as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
Nodame Cantabile
TV · as Kouzou Etou (voice) · 23 eps
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
Movie · as Gaomon (voice)
Digimon: Activate Burst Mode!
Movie · as Gaomon (voice)
Jyu-Oh-Sei
TV · as Zagi · 11 eps
xxxHOLiC
TV · as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice) · 37 eps
Digimon Data Squad
TV · as Gaomon (voice) · 48 eps
Gintama
TV · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice) · 367 eps
Death Note
TV · as Kanzo Mogi (voice) · 37 eps
Hataraki Man
TV · as Fumiya Sugawara (voice) · 11 eps
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Shizuka Domeki (voice)
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
ワンピース特別編 わかりやすいルフィ大百科
Movie · as 罗罗诺亚・索隆
Noein: To Your Other Self
TV · as Karasu (voice), Noein (voice) · 24 eps
Trinity Blood
TV · as Tres Iqus (voice) · 10 eps
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
TV · as River Marque (voice) · 26 eps
Ultraman Max
TV · as Ultraman Max · 40 eps
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Samurai Champloo
TV · as Mugen (voice) · 26 eps
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
TV · as Yajiro Kajima (voice) · 12 eps
Ragnarok The Animation
TV · as Iruga (voice) · 26 eps
Samurai Gun
TV · as Matsuzaki · 12 eps
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
TV · as Igaroids (voice), Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice) · 5 eps
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Battle Programmer Shirase
TV · as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice) · 15 eps
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
Movie · as Wakka
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: The Adventure in Grand Line
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Xevious
Movie · as Operator A (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
TV · as Reverend Malchio (voice) · 100 eps
Ai Yori Aoshi
TV · as Suzuki (voice) · 36 eps
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter
TV · as Raimi (voice) · 1 ep
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Hellsing
TV · as Jan Valentine (voice) · 2 eps
One Piece: The Movie
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel
Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
海贼王特别篇：路飞的绝技
Movie · as 配音
海贼王特别篇：索隆的剑技
Movie · as 配音
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
TV · as (voice) · 26 eps
Angel Links
TV · as Sergei (voice) · 13 eps
One Piece
TV · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) · 1180 eps
Initial D
TV · as Ryuji Ikeda (voice) · 10 eps
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
TV · as Prince Reona (voice) · 27 eps
Shin Shounan Bakusouzoku Arakure KNIGHT
Movie
Master of Mosquiton '99
TV · 1 ep
After War Gundam X
TV · as Witz Sou (voice) · 39 eps
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Movie · as Orangeat (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV · as Eiki (voice) · 2 eps