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.
Acting (103 movies)
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
2001
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
2018
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
2007
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009
One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island
2016
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
2017
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
2003
God Eater Prologue
2009
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
2004
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2005
One Piece Episode of East Blue
2017
Gintama: The Movie
2010
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
2008
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
2006
One Piece: The Movie
2000
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
2005
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
2011
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
2010
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
2011
Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade
2010
Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
2008
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
2011
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
2014
Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death
2011
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
2012
Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
2006
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
2015
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
2012
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure
2012
One Piece Film: Z
2012
One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
2011
One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
2011
One Piece: Glorious Island
2012
One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
2016
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
2013
Lemming
2013
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
2023
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
2023
One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
2013
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
2013
Rainbow Fireflies
2012
One Piece Film Red
2022
One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!
2003
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
2014
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
2024
Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension
2014
Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel
2000
Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
2006
Switch
2008
Arakure Knight
1997
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
2015
xxxHolic: Rō
2010
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
2015
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
2024
Fate/Prototype
2011
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
2015
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
2017
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars
2017
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2009
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
2014
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
2015
One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival
2001
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
2002
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
2017
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
2010
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
2010
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
2017
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
2018
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
2017
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
2018
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
2002
No More Heroes 1.5
2012
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc
2025
Gintama The Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
2013
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
2018
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
2005
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
2003
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
2018
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
One Piece: Heart of Gold
2016
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
2019
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
2018
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
2008
One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
2012
One Piece: Stampede
2019
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage
2017
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
1995
The Journey
2021
Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light
2016
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
2021
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future
2017
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
2013
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
2017
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
2018
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