Kazuya Nakai
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.
Movies (110)
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc
2025
『ONE PIECE』魚人島編
2024
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
2024
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
2024
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
2023
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
2023
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022
One Piece Film Red
2022
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
2021
The Journey
2021
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
2021
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION Episode 0
2019
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
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
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
2018
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018
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
One Piece Episode of East Blue
2017
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
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
2017
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
2017
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars
2017
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
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
Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light
2016
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
2016
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
2015
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
2015
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
2015
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
2015
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
2015
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
2014
Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
2014
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
2014
One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
2013
Lemming
2013
Person3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
2013
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
2013
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
2013
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
2012
One Piece: Glorious Island
2012
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure
2012
One Piece Film: Z
2012
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
2012
One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
2012
Rainbow Fireflies
2012
No More Heroes 1.5
2012
Fate/Prototype
2011
One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
2011
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
2011
One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
2011
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
2011
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
2011
Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou
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
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
2010
Gintama: The Movie
2010
xxxHolic: Rō
2010
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009
God Eater Prologue
2009
Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
2008
Switch
2008
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
2008
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
2008
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
2007
Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
2006
Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
2006
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
2006
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
2005
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2005
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
2005
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
2004
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
2003
One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!
2003
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
2003
One Piece: The Adventure in Grand Line
2002
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
2002
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
2002
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
Arakure Knight
1997
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
1995
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
海贼王特别篇：路飞的绝技
TV Shows (107)
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class
2025
U Takes Terra
2025
Once Upon a Witch's Death
2025
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
2024
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
2024
Dan Da Dan
2024
Dan Da Dan
2024
Antihero
2024
Train to the End of the World
2024
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
2024
MF GHOST
2023
Rurouni Kenshin
2023
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
2023
Pokémon Horizons
2023
Tengoku Daimakyo
2023
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022
Parallel World Pharmacy
2022
Love All Play
2022
Tesla Note
2021
Digimon Ghost Game
2021
Star Wars: Visions
2021
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
2021
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
2021
Gintama: The Semi-Final
2021
航海王：和之国总集篇
2021
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
2020
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
Stars Align
2019
Ahiru no Sora
2019
Fire Force
2019
RobiHachi
2019
Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School
2018
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2018
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
2018
B: The Beginning
2018
From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars
2017
Altair: A Record of Battles
2017
RAPSTAR
2017
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us!
2017
Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger
2017
Girlish Number
2016
ALL OUT!!
2016
One Piece Characters Log
2016
Bungo Stray Dogs
2016
JOKER GAME
2016
JOKER GAME
2016
God Eater
2015
Blood Blockade Battlefront
2015
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
2015
Death Parade
2015
Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement
2014
Aldnoah.Zero
2014
Hero Bank
2014
Danganronpa: The Animation
2013
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
2013
Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer
2012
Shining Hearts
2012
Brave 10
2012
Chihayafuru
2011
Blue Exorcist
2011
You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san
2011
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
2010
Kiddy GiRL-AND
2009
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
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
Switch!
2008
King of Conte
2008
Blade of the Immortal
2008
Antique Bakery
2008
Nodame Cantabile
2007
Hataraki Man
2006
Death Note
2006
Jyu-Oh-Sei
2006
xxxHOLiC
2006
Gintama
2006
Digimon Data Squad
2006
Noein: To Your Other Self
2005
Noein: To Your Other Self
2005
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
2005
Ultraman Max
2005
Trinity Blood
2005
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
2004
Samurai Gun
2004
Samurai Champloo
2004
Ragnarok The Animation
2004
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
2004
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
2004
Battle Programmer Shirase
2003
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter
2002
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
2002
Ai Yori Aoshi
2002
Hellsing
2001
One Piece
1999
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
1999
Angel Links
1999
Initial D
1998
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
1998
Master of Mosquiton '99
1997
After War Gundam X
1996
Kamen Rider
1971