About
Kazuya Nakai
Overview
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.
Known for
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| 2024 | Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii | Actor | Gaku Miyama (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2024 | Puniru is a Kawaii Slime | Actor | Hiroshi Mado (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2024 | DAN DA DAN: First Encounter | Actor | Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation | Actor | Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2023 | The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe | Actor | Kozo Ryuga (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen | Actor | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Tengoku Daimakyo | Actor | Robin Inazaki (voice) | 77 Good |
| 2022 | The Tatami Time Machine Blues | Actor | Master Higuchi (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2022 | The Tatami Time Machine Blues | Actor | Master Higuchi (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2022 | One Piece Film Red | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | Love All Play | Actor | Hitoshi Ebihara (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | Digimon Ghost Game | Actor | Angoramon (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2021 | Tesla Note | Actor | Kyohei Himi (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2021 | My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | Actor | Flect Turn (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2021 | Battle Game in 5 Seconds | Actor | Madoka Kirisaki (voice) | 75 Good |
| 2021 | The Journey | Actor | Musab (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | Actor | Ultraman Max | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Gintama: The Semi-Final | Actor | Toshiro Hijikata (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2021 | Gintama: The Very Final | Actor | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | Actor | Ultraman Max | 69 Fair |
| 2019 | Stars Align | Actor | Kenji Kyōbate (voice) | 78 Good |
| 2019 | Fire Force | Actor | Akitaru Obi (voice) | 82 Very good |
| 2019 | Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger | Actor | Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | RobiHachi | Actor | Robby Yarge (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2019 | One Piece: Stampede | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2018 | Godzilla: The Planet Eater | Actor | Halu-Elu Dolu-Do (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser | Actor | Borma (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 | Actor | Shingo Onijima (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School | Actor | Date Masamune (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2018 | One Piece: Episode of Skypiea | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad | Actor | Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice) | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018 | Actor | Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple | Actor | Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2017 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage | Actor | Garu (Ookami Blue) | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 | Actor | Shingo Onijima (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2017 | DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon | Actor | Aquaman (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Blue Exorcist - Kyoto Saga: Spy Game | Actor | Ryuuji Suguro (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | One Piece Episode of East Blue | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back! | Actor | Garu · Ookami Blue (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Altair: A Record of Battles | Actor | Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2017 | RAPSTAR | Actor | Narration | 70 Good |
| 2017 | Night Is Short, Walk On Girl | Actor | Seitarō Higuchi (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2017 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Actor | Urashiki Ootsutsuki | 78 Good |
| 2017 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars | Actor | Garu - Ookami Blue (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game | Actor | Shoichi Imayoshi (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Space Squadron Kyuranger | Actor | Garu / Ookami Blue (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2017 | Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future | Actor | Ookami Blue (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2016 | One Piece: Heart of Gold | Actor | Zoro Roronoa (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Girlish Number | Actor | Kuzu-P | 66 Fair |
| 2016 | ALL OUT!! | Actor | Renpei Sukura | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light | Actor | Shoichi Imayoshi (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | One Piece Film: GOLD | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2016 | One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0 | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2016 | One Piece Characters Log | Actor | Roronoa Zoro | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | Bungo Stray Dogs | Actor | Tatsuhiko Shibusawa | 81 Very good |
| 2015 | One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia | Actor | Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER | Actor | Igaroid (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | 攻殻機動隊ARISE PYROPHORIC CULT | Actor | Borma | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult | Actor | Borma (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult | Actor | Borma (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult | Actor | Borma | 59 Average |
| 2015 | One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | God Eater | Actor | Soma Schiksal (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | Actor | Borma (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture | Actor | Borma (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2015 | Blood Blockade Battlefront | Actor | Zapp Renfro | 70 Good |
| 2015 | Death Parade | Actor | Takashi (voice) | 79 Good |
| 2014 | One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone | Actor | Borma (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement | Actor | Date Masamune (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2014 | Aldnoah.Zero | Actor | Koichiro Marito (voice) | 74 Good |
| 2014 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears | Actor | Borma (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream | Actor | Shinjiro Aragaki (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper | Actor | Timothy Hunter (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Hero Bank | Actor | Fukuta Kanemaru (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2013 | One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers | Actor | Borma (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | Lemming | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2013 | PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth | Actor | Shinjiro Aragaki (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya | Actor | Toshiro Hijitaka (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | Danganronpa: The Animation | Actor | Mondo Oowada (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain | Actor | Borma (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2013 | Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman | Actor | Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Blue Exorcist: The Movie | Actor | Ryuji Suguro (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2012 | One Piece: Glorious Island | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2012 | One Piece Film: Z | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2012 | One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer | Actor | Sainglain | 67 Fair |
| 2012 | Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust | Actor | Shell Septinos | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Gintama: The Best of Gintama on Theater 2D | Actor | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends | Actor | Zoro Roronoa (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Rainbow Fireflies | Actor | Kenzō – Adult (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Shining Hearts | Actor | Dyran Rowen (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | No More Heroes 1.5 | Actor | Travis Touchdown | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Brave 10 | Actor | Jinpachi Nezu (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2011 | Fate/Prototype | Actor | Lancer (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2011 | One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion | Actor | Shell Septinos | 59 Average |
| 2011 | One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san | Actor | Salamander (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2011 | Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | Actor | Date Masamune (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2011 | One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death | Actor | Borcuse (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse | Actor | Kokuto (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2010 | Mardock Scramble: The First Compression | Actor | Shell Septinos | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade | Actor | General Borcuse | 58 Average |
| 2010 | The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | Actor | Refal Edia (voice) | 75 Good |
| 2010 | Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle | Actor | Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Gintama: The Movie | Actor | Hijikata Toushirou (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2010 | xxxHolic: Rō | Actor | Shizuka Dōmeki (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2009 | Kiddy GiRL-AND | Actor | Torch | 69 Fair |
| 2009 | Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors | Actor | Kanzo Mogi (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2009 | Dejimon Saibāzu 3D: Dejitaru Wārudo Kiki Ippatsu! | Actor | Agumon (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee | Actor | Jiggy Pepper (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2009 | God Eater Prologue | Actor | Soma Schicksal | 59 Average |
| 2009 | 07-Ghost | Actor | Katsuragi | 69 Fair |
| 2009 | Asura Cryin' | Actor | Takaya Kagakagari | 69 Fair |
| 2009 | Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings | Actor | Date Masamune (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | xxxHOLiC: 春梦记 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2009 | Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi | Actor | 60 Fair |
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| 2009 | Samurai Harem | Actor | Ryo Washizu (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2008 | Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! | Actor | Kokorootomedes (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Switch | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2008 | Switch! TV | Actor | 梶山庆护 | 69 Fair |
| 2008 | One Piece: Romance Dawn Story | Actor | Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Blade of the Immortal | Actor | Taito Magatsu (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2008 | One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | One Piece: Ice Hunter | Actor | Zoro (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God | Actor | Kanzo Mogi (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2007 | One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2006 | Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! | Actor | Gaomon (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Hataraki Man | Actor | Sugawara, Fumiya | 69 Fair |
| 2006 | Death Note | Actor | Kanzo Mogi (voice) | 86 Very good |
| 2006 | Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! | Actor | Gaomon (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Jyu-Oh-Sei | Actor | Zagi | 68 Fair |
| 2006 | Gintama | Actor | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) | 78 Good |
| 2006 | Digimon Data Squad | Actor | Gaomon (voice) | 74 Good |
| 2006 | One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2005 | One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Noein: To Your Other Self | Actor | Noein (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2005 | Noein: To Your Other Self | Actor | Karasu (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2005 | IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix | Actor | River Marque (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2005 | xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Actor | Shizuka Doumeki | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Ultraman Max | Actor | Ultraman Max | 72 Good |
| 2005 | One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2004 | Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior | Actor | Yajiro Kajima (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Samurai Gun | Actor | Matsuzaki | 68 Fair |
| 2004 | Samurai Champloo | Actor | Mugen (voice) | 81 Very good |
| 2004 | Ragnarok The Animation | Actor | Iruga (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2004 | One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2003 | One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Battle Programmer Shirase | Actor | Satoshi Shirase (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Battle Programmer Shirase | Actor | Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2003 | One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | One Piece: Dead End Adventure | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2002 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | Actor | Reverend Malchio (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2002 | Ai Yori Aoshi | Actor | Suzuki | 73 Good |
| 2002 | One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | One Piece: Dream Soccer King! | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Mirage of Blaze | Actor | Sinya Asaoka (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2001 | One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2001 | One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2000 | Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2000 | One Piece: The Movie | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 1999 | One Piece | Actor | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 86 Very good |
| 1999 | Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon | Actor | (voice) | 70 Good |
| 1999 | Angel Links | Actor | Sergei (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 1998 | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | Actor | Prince Reona (voice) | 71 Good |
| 1997 | Shin Shounan Bakusouzoku Arakure Knight | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1996 | After War Gundam X | Actor | Witz Sou (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole | Actor | Orangeat (voice) | 63 Fair |
| Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm | Actor | Wakka | N/A N/A |
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| xxxHOLiC・籠 あだゆめ | Actor | 配音 | 60 Fair |
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| 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei | Actor | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) | N/A N/A |
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| 2012 | Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 67 Fair |