Kazuya Nakai
Born: 1967-11-25 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
2025
- GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- Once Upon a Witch's Death as Jack Russo (voice)
- U Takes Terra as Mountain (Voice)
- Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2024
- Dan Da Dan as Serpoians (voice)
- Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime as Hiroshi Mado (voice)
- The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash as Malreek (voice)
- Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii as Gaku Miyama (voice)
- Train to the End of the World as Pochi (voice)
- Antihero
- Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation as Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice)
- DAN DA DAN: First Encounter as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
2023
- Pokémon Horizons as Colza (voice)
- MF GHOST as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin as Shakku Arai (voice)
- Tengoku Daimakyo as Robin Inazaki (voice)
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon as (voice)
- The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe as Kozo Ryuga (voice)
- Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2022
- Parallel World Pharmacy as Camus (voice)
- One Piece Film Red as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Love All Play as Hitoshi Ebihara (voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Master Higuchi (voice)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Master Higuchi (voice)
2021
- Star Wars: Visions as Roden (voice)
- Digimon Ghost Game as Angoramon (voice)
- Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan as Furitsuke Capellini (voice)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission as Flect Turn (voice)
- Battle Game in 5 Seconds as Madoka Kirisaki (voice)
- Tesla Note as Kyohei Himi (voice)
- Gintama: The Semi-Final as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
- Gintama: The Very Final as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- 航海王：和之国总集篇 as 配音
- The Journey as Musab (voice)
- Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy as Ultraman Max
2020
- JUJUTSU KAISEN as Kinji Hakari (voice)
- Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy as Ultraman Max
2019
- Ahiru no Sora as Shinichi Chiba (voice)
- Fire Force as Akitaru Obi (voice)
- RobiHachi as Robby Yarge (voice)
- Stars Align as Kenji Kyobate (voice)
- One Piece: Stampede as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
- ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION Episode 0 as Ranburn Tidal (voice)
2018
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as Laplace (voice)
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes as Salsa (voice)
- B: The Beginning as Kamui (voice)
- Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School as Date Masamune (voice)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- One Piece: Episode of Skypiea as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative as Iago Haakana (voice)
- Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
- Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 as Shingo Onijima (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
- Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018 as Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser as Borma (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018 as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
2017
- Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
- Altair: A Record of Battles as Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice)
- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
- Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
- RAPSTAR as Narration
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
- Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 as Shingo Onijima (voice)
- One Piece Episode of East Blue as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon as Aquaman (voice)
- From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars as Garu (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us! as Garu (voice)
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future as Ookami Blue (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back! as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage as Garu (Ookami Blue)
2016
- Bungo Stray Dogs as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
- JOKER GAME as Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice)
- ALL OUT!! as Renpei Sukura
- Girlish Number as Kuzu-P (voice)
- One Piece Film: GOLD as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: Heart of Gold as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
- One Piece Characters Log as Roronoa Zoro
- Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
- One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0 as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2015
- Blood Blockade Battlefront as Zapp Renfro
- Death Parade as Takashi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture as Borma (voice)
- God Eater as Soma Schiksal (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Borma (voice)
- One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia as Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
- One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult as Borma (voice)
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After as Igaroid (voice)
2014
- Aldnoah.Zero as Koichiro Marito (voice)
- Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper as Timothy Hunter (voice)
- One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Hero Bank as Fukuta Kanemaru (voice)
- Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement as Date Masamune (voice)
- Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears as Borma (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as Borma (voice)
2013
- Danganronpa: The Animation as Mondo Owada (voice)
- Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
- Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Person3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
- One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers as Borma (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain as Borma (voice)
- Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman as Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)
- Lemming
2012
- Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer as Sainglain
- One Piece Film: Z as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Blue Exorcist: The Movie as Ryuji Suguro (voice)
- Brave 10 as Jinpachi Nezu (voice)
- One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
- One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Shining Hearts as Dyran Rowen (voice)
- Rainbow Fireflies as Kenzō – Adult (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust as Shell Septinos
- One Piece: Glorious Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- No More Heroes 1.5 as Travis Touchdown
2011
- Blue Exorcist as Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
- Chihayafuru as Hiro Kinashi (voice)
- You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san as Salamander (voice)
- One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death as Borcuse (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion as Shell Septinos
- Fate/Prototype as Lancer (voice)
- Sengoku Basara: The Last Party as Date Masamune (voice)
- One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2010
- The Legend of the Legendary Heroes as Refal Edia (voice)
- Gintama: The Movie as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
- Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse as Kokuto (voice)
- Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade as General Borcuse
- Mardock Scramble: The First Compression as Shell Septinos
- Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle as Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
- xxxHolic: Rō as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
2009
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as Miles (voice)
- Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee as Jiggy Pepper (voice)
- Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings as Date Masamune (voice)
- White Album as Tamaru (voice)
- One Piece Film: Strong World as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Hatsukoi Limited. as Gengorou Takei (voice)
- Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
- Samurai Harem as Ryo Washizu (voice)
- Asura Cryin' as Takaya Kagakagari
- Kiddy GiRL-AND as Torch
- 07-Ghost as Katsuragi
- God Eater Prologue as Soma Schicksal
2008
- One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- King of Conte as Narration
- Blade of the Immortal as Taito Magatsu (voice)
- Antique Bakery as Tachibana's abductor (voice)
- One Piece: Romance Dawn Story as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Switch! as 梶山庆护
- Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! as Kokorootomedes (voice)
- Switch
2007
- Nodame Cantabile as Kouzou Etou (voice)
- One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2006
- Death Note as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
- xxxHOLiC as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
- Gintama as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- Digimon Data Squad as Gaomon (voice)
- Hataraki Man as Sugawara, Fumiya
- One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Jyu-Oh-Sei as Zagi
- Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! as Gaomon (voice)
- Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! as Gaomon (voice)
2005
- Trinity Blood as Tres Iqus (voice)
- IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix as River Marque (voice)
- Noein: To Your Other Self as Noein (voice)
- Ultraman Max as Ultraman Max
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream as Shizuka Domeki (voice)
- One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2004
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as Igaroids (voice)
- Samurai Champloo as Mugen (voice)
- Ragnarok The Animation as Iruga (voice)
- One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior as Yajiro Kajima (voice)
- Samurai Gun as Matsuzaki
2003
- One Piece: Dead End Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Battle Programmer Shirase as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
- One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2002
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as Reverend Malchio (voice)
- Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Raimi (voice)
- Ai Yori Aoshi as Suzuki (voice)
- One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: Dream Soccer King! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: The Adventure in Grand Line as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2001
- Hellsing as Jan Valentine (voice)
- One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2000
- One Piece: The Movie as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
1999
- One Piece as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Angel Links as Sergei (voice)
- Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon as (voice)
- 海贼王特别篇：索隆的剑技 as 配音
1998
- Initial D as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight as Prince Reona (voice)
1996
- After War Gundam X as Witz Sou (voice)
1995
- Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole as Orangeat (voice)
1971
- Kamen Rider as Eiki (voice)