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.
Filmography
all 214
Voice 165
Movies 108
TV Shows 106
self 1
Narrator 1

Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (2024)

Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime (2024)

Dan Da Dan (2024)

DAN DA DAN: First Encounter (2024)

Train to the End of the World (2024)

Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation (2024)

The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (2024)

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)

Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen (2023)

MF GHOST (2023)

GAMERA -Rebirth- (2023)

Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

Pokémon Horizons (2023)

Tengoku Daimakyo (2023)

The Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)

The Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)

One Piece Film Red (2022)

Parallel World Pharmacy (2022)

Love All Play (2022)

Tesla Note (2021)

Digimon Ghost Game (2021)

Star Wars: Visions (2021)

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)

Battle Game in 5 Seconds (2021)

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (2021)

The Journey (2021)

Gintama: The Semi-Final (2021)

Gintama: The Very Final (2021)

Stars Align (2019)

Ahiru no Sora (2019)

Fire Force (2019)

Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger (2019)

RobiHachi (2019)

One Piece: Stampede (2019)

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018)

Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser (2018)

Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (2018)

Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (2018)

One Piece: Episode of Skypiea (2018)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad (2018)

Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018)

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)

Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018 (2018)

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018)

B: The Beginning (2018)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage (2017)

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)

Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 (2017)

DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon (2017)

One Piece Episode of East Blue (2017)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back! (2017)

Altair: A Record of Battles (2017)

RAPSTAR (2017)

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017)

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars (2017)

Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game (2017)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (2017)

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future (2017)

One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016)

One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island (2016)

Girlish Number (2016)

ALL OUT!! (2016)

Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light (2016)

One Piece Film: GOLD (2016)

One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0 (2016)

One Piece Characters Log (2016)

Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)

JOKER GAME (2016)

One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia (2015)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER (2015)

One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will (2015)

God Eater (2015)

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)

Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015)

Death Parade (2015)

One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends (2014)

Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement (2014)

Aldnoah.Zero (2014)

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)

Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)

Hero Bank (2014)

Magical Warfare (2014)

One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend (2013)

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth (2013)

Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)

Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013)

Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (2013)

Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (2013)

Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)

One Piece: Glorious Island (2012)

One Piece Film: Z (2012)

One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure (2012)

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer (2012)

Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (2012)

Gintama: The Best of Gintama on Theater 2D (2012)

One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends (2012)

Rainbow Fireflies (2012)

Shining Hearts (2012)

Shooting Star Lens (2012)

No More Heroes 1.5 (2012)

Brave 10 (2012)

Fate/Prototype (2011)

One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster (2011)

Chihayafuru (2011)

Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion (2011)

One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue (2011)

Blue Exorcist (2011)

You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san (2011)

Hyouge Mono (2011)

Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011)

One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase (2011)

Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death (2011)

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010)

Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade (2010)

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (2010)

Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle (2010)

Gintama: The Movie (2010)

xxxHolic: Rō (2010)

House of Five Leaves (2010)

One Piece Film: Strong World (2009)

Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors (2009)

Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (2009)

God Eater Prologue (2009)

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (2009)

Hatsukoi Limited. (2009)

07-Ghost (2009)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings (2009)

Asura Cryin' (2009)

Samurai Harem (2009)

White Album (2009)

Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! (2008)

Switch! (2008)

King Of Conte (2008)

One Piece: Romance Dawn Story (2008)

Blade of the Immortal (2008)

Antique Bakery (2008)

One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008)

One Piece: Ice Hunter (2007)

Neuro: Supernatural Detective (2007)

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007)

One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta (2007)

Nodame Cantabile (2007)

Hataraki Man (2006)

Death Note (2006)

xxxHOLiC (2006)

Gintama (2006)

Digimon Data Squad (2006)

One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)

One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy (2005)

Noein: To Your Other Self (2005)

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005)

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)

Ultraman Max (2005)

Trinity Blood (2005)

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)

Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005)

Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior (2004)

Samurai Gun (2004)

Samurai Champloo (2004)

Ragnarok The Animation (2004)

One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword (2004)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004)

One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage (2003)

Battle Programmer Shirase (2003)

One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! (2003)

One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)

Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter (2002)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)

Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)

One Piece: Dream Soccer King! (2002)

One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002)

Mirage of Blaze (2002)

Hellsing (2001)

One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)

One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival (2001)

Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel (2000)

One Piece: The Movie (2000)

One Piece (1999)

Angel Links (1999)

Initial D (1998)

Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (1998)

After War Gundam X (1996)

Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole (1995)

Kamen Rider (1971)

3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1967-11-25 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceHyōgo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsНакай Кадзуя, 中井 和哉
AwardsSeiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor
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