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Kazuya Nakai

Born 1967-11-25

📍 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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 215

Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames

as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)

GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class

as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

as Mountain (Voice)

Once Upon a Witch's Death

as Jack Russo (voice)

Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc

as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii

as Gaku Miyama (voice)

Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime

as Hiroshi Mado (voice)

as Serpoians (voice)

as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)

DAN DA DAN: First Encounter

as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)

Train to the End of the World

as Pochi (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)

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

as Kozo Ryuga (voice)

Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen

as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)

as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)

Rurouni Kenshin

as Shakku Arai (voice)

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon

Pokémon Horizons

as Colza (voice)

Tengoku Daimakyo

as Robin Inazaki (voice)

The Tatami Time Machine Blues

as Master Higuchi (voice)

The Tatami Time Machine Blues

as Master Higuchi (voice)

One Piece Film Red

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Parallel World Pharmacy

as Camus (voice)

as Hitoshi Ebihara (voice)

as Kyohei Himi (voice)

Digimon Ghost Game

as Angoramon (voice)

Star Wars: Visions

as Roden (voice)

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

as Flect Turn (voice)

Battle Game in 5 Seconds

as Madoka Kirisaki (voice)

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan

as Furitsuke Capellini (voice)

as Musab (voice)

Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy

as Ultraman Max

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

Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy

as Ultraman Max

as 秤金次（配音）

as Kenji Kyobate (voice)

as Shinichi Chiba (voice)

as Akitaru Obi (voice)

Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger

as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)

as Robby Yarge (voice)

One Piece: Stampede

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative

as Iago Haakana (voice)

Godzilla: The Planet Eater

as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser

as Borma (voice)

Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

as Shingo Onijima (voice)

Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School

as Date Masamune (voice)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

as Laplace (voice)

One Piece: Episode of Skypiea

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018

as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)

Super Dragon Ball Heroes

as Salsa (voice)

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)

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

as Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)

B: The Beginning

as Kamui (voice)

One Piece Episode of East Blue

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage

as Garu (Ookami Blue)

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)

Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1

as Shingo Onijima (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 The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!

as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)

Altair: A Record of Battles

as Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice)

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

as Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice)

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars

as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)

Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game

as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us!

as Garu (voice)

Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger

as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)

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

as Ookami Blue (voice)

One Piece: Heart of Gold

as Zoro Roronoa (voice)

One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

as Kuzu-P (voice)

as Renpei Sukura

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

as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)

One Piece Film: GOLD

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

One Piece Characters Log

as Roronoa Zoro

Bungo Stray Dogs

as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa

as Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice)

as Fukumoto (voice)

One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia

as Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After

as Igaroid (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult

as Borma (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

as Soma Schiksal (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

as Borma (voice)

Blood Blockade Battlefront

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

as Borma (voice)

as Takashi (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

as Borma (voice)

Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement

as Date Masamune (voice)

as Koichiro Marito (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears

as Borma (voice)

Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream

as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)

Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper

as Timothy Hunter (voice)

as Fukuta Kanemaru (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)

Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth

as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)

Danganronpa: The Animation

as Mondo Owada (voice)

Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya

as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

as Borma (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman

as Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)

Blue Exorcist: The Movie

as Ryuji Suguro (voice)

One Piece: Glorious Island

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

One Piece Film: Z

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer

Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust

as Shell Septinos

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

as Zoro Roronoa (voice)

Rainbow Fireflies

as Kenzō – Adult (voice)

as Dyran Rowen (voice)

No More Heroes 1.5

as Travis Touchdown

as Jinpachi Nezu (voice)

as Lancer (voice)

One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

as Hiro Kinashi (voice)

Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion

as Shell Septinos

One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

as Suguro Ryuuji (voice)

You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san

as Salamander (voice)

Sengoku Basara: The Last Party

as Date Masamune (voice)

One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death

as Borcuse (voice)

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse

as Kokuto (voice)

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

as Shell Septinos

Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade

as General Borcuse

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes

as Refal Edia (voice)

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

as Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)

Gintama: The Movie

as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)

as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)

One Piece Film: Strong World

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

as Kanzo Mogi (voice)

Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee

as Jiggy Pepper (voice)

God Eater Prologue

as Soma Schicksal

Hatsukoi Limited.

as Gengorou Takei (voice)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

as Miles (voice)

Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings

as Date Masamune (voice)

as Takaya Kagakagari

as Ryo Washizu (voice)

as Tamaru (voice)

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

as Kokorootomedes (voice)

as 梶山庆护

One Piece: Romance Dawn Story

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Blade of the Immortal

as Taito Magatsu (voice)

as Tachibana's abductor (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God

as Kanzo Mogi (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Nodame Cantabile

as Kouzou Etou (voice)

Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!

as Gaomon (voice)

as Sugawara, Fumiya

as 模木完造（配音）

Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!

as Gaomon (voice)

as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)

as 土方十四郎（配音）

Digimon Data Squad

as Gaomon (voice)

One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Noein: To Your Other Self

as Noein (voice)

Noein: To Your Other Self

as Karasu (voice)

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix

as River Marque (voice)

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Shizuka Domeki (voice)

as Ultraman Max

as Tres Iqus (voice)

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior

as Yajiro Kajima (voice)

Samurai Champloo

as Mugen (voice)

Ragnarok The Animation

as Iruga (voice)

One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

as Igaroids (voice)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

as Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice)

One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Battle Programmer Shirase

as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

One Piece: Dead End Adventure

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter

as Raimi (voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

as Reverend Malchio (voice)

One Piece: The Adventure in Grand Line

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

as Suzuki (voice)

One Piece: Dream Soccer King!

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

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

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

as Jan Valentine (voice)

One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

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)

as Roronoa Zoro (voice)

Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon

as Sergei (voice)

as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)

Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

as Prince Reona (voice)

Master of Mosquiton '99

After War Gundam X

as Witz Sou (voice)

Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole

as Orangeat (voice)

as Eiki (voice)

Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm

海贼王特别篇：路飞的绝技