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
2025
- GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- Once Upon a Witch's Death as Jack Russo (voice)
- U Takes Terra as Mountain (Voice)
2024
- Dan Da Dan as Serpoians (voice)
- Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation as Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (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)
- Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime as Hiroshi Mado (voice)
- Train to the End of the World as Pochi (voice)
- DAN DA DAN: First Encounter as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
2023
- Pokémon Horizons as Colza (voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin as Shakku Arai (voice)
- MF GHOST as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
- Tengoku Daimakyo as Robin Inazaki (voice)
- Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe as Kozo Ryuga (voice)
- Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon as (voice)
2022
- One Piece Film Red as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Parallel World Pharmacy as Camus (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)
- Gintama: The Very Final as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission as Flect Turn (voice)
- Digimon Ghost Game as Angoramon (voice)
- Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan as Furitsuke Capellini (voice)
- The Journey as Musab (voice)
- Gintama: The Semi-Final as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
- Tesla Note as Kyohei Himi (voice)
- Battle Game in 5 Seconds as Madoka Kirisaki (voice)
- 航海王：和之国总集篇 as 配音
2020
- Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy as Ultraman Max
2019
- Ahiru no Sora as Shinichi Chiba (voice)
- Fire Force as Akitaru Obi (voice)
- Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
- Stars Align as Kenji Kyōbate (voice)
- One Piece: Stampede as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- RobiHachi as Robby Yarge (voice)
2018
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes as Salsa (voice)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as Laplace (voice)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative as Iago Haakana(voice)
- One Piece: Episode of Skypiea as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser as Borma (voice)
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 as Shingo Onijima (voice)
- B: The Beginning as Kamui (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018 as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
- Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School as Date Masamune (voice)
- Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018 as Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
2017
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back! as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
- Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
- One Piece Episode of East Blue as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Urashiki Ootsutsuki
- Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 as Shingo Onijima (voice)
- Altair: A Record of Battles as Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage as Garu (Ookami Blue)
- RAPSTAR as Narration
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future as Ookami Blue (voice)
- Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us! as Garu (voice)
- From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars as Garu (voice)
- DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon as Aquaman (voice)
2016
- Bungo Stray Dogs as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
- JOKER GAME as Fukumoto (voice)
- One Piece: Heart of Gold as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
- Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
- ALL OUT!! as Renpei Sukura
- One Piece Film: GOLD as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0 as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Girlish Number as Kuzu-P (voice)
- One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Characters Log as Roronoa Zoro
2015
- Blood Blockade Battlefront as Zapp Renfro
- One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia as Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Borma (voice)
- God Eater as Soma Schiksal (voice)
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After as Igaroid (voice)
- Death Parade as Takashi (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 - Alternative Architecture as Borma (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult as Borma (voice)
2014
- One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Aldnoah.Zero as Koichiro Marito (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension as Timothy Hunter (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as Borma (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears as Borma (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)
2013
- Danganronpa: The Animation as Mondo Owada (voice)
- Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers as Borma (voice)
- Lemming
- Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman as Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)
- PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain as Borma (voice)
2012
- One Piece Film: Z as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: Glorious Island as Roronoa Zoro (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)
- Blue Exorcist: The Movie as Ryuji Suguro (voice)
- Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer as Sainglain
- Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust as Shell Septinos
- Rainbow Fireflies as Kenzō – Adult (voice)
- Shining Hearts as Dyran Rowen (voice)
- Brave 10 as Jinpachi Nezu (voice)
- No More Heroes 1.5 as Travis Touchdown
2011
- Blue Exorcist as Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
- Chihayafuru as Hiro Kinashi (voice)
- Fate/Prototype as Lancer (voice)
- Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou
- One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death as Borcuse (voice)
- Sengoku Basara: The Last Party as Date Masamune (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion as Shell Septinos
- You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san as Salamander (voice)
- One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2010
- Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse as Kokuto (voice)
- Mardock Scramble: The First Compression as Shell Septinos
- Gintama: The Movie as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
- xxxHolic: Rō as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
- The Legend of the Legendary Heroes as Refal Edia (voice)
- Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade as General Borcuse
- Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle as Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
2009
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as Miles (voice)
- Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
- Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
- Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings as Date Masamune (voice)
- Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee as Jiggy Pepper (voice)
- Asura Cryin' as Takaya Kagakagari
- White Album as Tamaru (voice)
- God Eater Prologue as Soma Schicksal
- Hatsukoi Limited. as Gengorou Takei (voice)
- One Piece Film: Strong World as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- 07-Ghost as Katsuragi
- Kiddy GiRL-AND as Torch
- Samurai Harem as Ryo Washizu (voice)
2008
- One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: Romance Dawn Story as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Blade of the Immortal as Taito Magatsu (voice)
- Switch
- Antique Bakery as Tachibana's abductor (voice)
- King of Conte as Narration
- Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! as Kokorootomedes (voice)
- Switch! as 梶山庆护
2007
- One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Nodame Cantabile as Kouzou Etou (voice)
2006
- Death Note as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
- xxxHOLiC as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
- Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! as Gaomon (voice)
- One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Digimon Data Squad as Gaomon (voice)
- Gintama as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
- Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! as Gaomon (voice)
- Jyu-Oh-Sei as Zagi
- Hataraki Man as Sugawara, Fumiya
2005
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream as Shizuka Doumeki
- One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Noein: To Your Other Self as Karasu (voice)
- Ultraman Max as Ultraman Max
- Trinity Blood as Tres Iqus (voice)
- IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix as River Marque (voice)
2004
- Samurai Champloo as Mugen (voice)
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice)
- One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior as Yajiro Kajima (voice)
- Ragnarok The Animation as Iruga (voice)
- Samurai Gun as Matsuzaki
2003
- One Piece: Dead End Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Battle Programmer Shirase as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
2002
- Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Raimi (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as Reverend Malchio (voice)
- One Piece: Dream Soccer King! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Ai Yori Aoshi as Suzuki (voice)
- One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2001
- One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Hellsing as Jan Valentine (voice)
2000
- Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- One Piece: The Movie as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
1999
- One Piece as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Angel Links as Sergei (voice)
- Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon as (voice)
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)
1975
- Super Sentai Series as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
1971
- Kamen Rider as Eiki (voice)