Kazuya Nakai
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-11-25
Place of Birth
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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.
Also Known For
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Mar 03, 2001
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
Nov 02, 2018
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
Mar 03, 2007
One Piece Film: Strong World
Dec 12, 2009
One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island
Nov 01, 2016
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
Mar 18, 2017
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
Dec 14, 2003
God Eater Prologue
Sep 28, 2009
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
Mar 06, 2004
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aug 19, 2005
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Aug 26, 2017
Gintama: The Movie
Apr 24, 2010
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
Mar 01, 2008
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Mar 04, 2006
One Piece: The Movie
Mar 04, 2000
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
Dec 18, 2005
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
Apr 06, 2011
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Nov 06, 2010
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
Sep 03, 2011
Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade
Oct 28, 2010
Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
Dec 01, 2008
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
Mar 19, 2011
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Dec 31, 2014
Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death
Jan 21, 2011
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
Sep 29, 2012
Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
Jul 08, 2006
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
Aug 26, 2015
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
Dec 28, 2012
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Sep 30, 2022
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure
Dec 15, 2012
One Piece Film: Z
Dec 15, 2012
One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
Aug 20, 2011
One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
Dec 01, 2011
One Piece: Glorious Island
Dec 23, 2012
One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
Jul 02, 2016
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Nov 29, 2013
Lemming
Nov 28, 2013
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Nov 17, 2023
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
Nov 10, 2023
One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
Dec 31, 2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Jun 22, 2013
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
Nov 23, 2013
Rainbow Fireflies
May 19, 2012
One Piece Film Red
Aug 06, 2022
One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!
Apr 06, 2003
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Jun 28, 2014
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
Jan 21, 2024
Case Closed: The Sniper from Another Dimension
Apr 19, 2014
Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel
Dec 20, 2000
Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
Dec 09, 2006
Switch
Oct 24, 2008
Arakure Knight
Sep 12, 1997
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
Dec 20, 2015
xxxHolic: Rō
Apr 23, 2010
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Jun 20, 2015
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
Aug 31, 2024
Fate/Prototype
Dec 31, 2011
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER
Oct 07, 2015
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Apr 07, 2017
One Piece Film: GOLD
Jul 23, 2016
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars
Mar 25, 2017
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Sep 23, 2009
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
Jun 07, 2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Sep 06, 2014
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Aug 22, 2015
One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival
Mar 03, 2001
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
Mar 02, 2002
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Oct 07, 2009
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
Aug 05, 2017
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Dec 04, 2010
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
May 22, 2010
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
Oct 21, 2017
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
Nov 11, 2017
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
Oct 19, 2018
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
Aug 08, 2018
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
Mar 02, 2002
No More Heroes 1.5
Jan 26, 2012
Gintama: The Best of Gintama on Theater 2D
Aug 26, 2012
Gintama: The Movie 2: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
Jul 04, 2013
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
May 09, 2018
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Mar 05, 2005
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
Mar 01, 2003
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
Mar 03, 2018
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
Aug 25, 2018
One Piece: Heart of Gold
Dec 31, 2016
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
May 03, 2019
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Nov 09, 2018
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
Sep 21, 2008
One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
Aug 25, 2012
One Piece: Stampede
Jan 03, 2019
Gintama: The Very Final
Jan 08, 2021
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage
Dec 06, 2017
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Dec 23, 1995
The Journey
Jun 25, 2021
Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light
Sep 03, 2016
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Aug 06, 2021
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future
Jan 14, 2017
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Apr 07, 2013
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Nov 17, 2017
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
May 18, 2018
Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou
Mar 06, 2011
Samurai Champloo
May 20, 2004
White Album
Jan 04, 2009
Noein: To Your Other Self
Oct 12, 2005
Noein: To Your Other Self
Oct 12, 2005
Battle Programmer Shirase
Oct 04, 2003
Trinity Blood
Apr 29, 2005
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
Jul 13, 2021
JOKER GAME
Apr 05, 2016
JOKER GAME
Apr 05, 2016
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
Oct 05, 2005
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
Oct 08, 1999
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Oct 05, 2002
Hellsing
Oct 11, 2001
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
Oct 14, 2004
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
Apr 02, 2009
After War Gundam X
Apr 05, 1996
07-Ghost
Apr 07, 2009
Chihayafuru
Oct 05, 2011
Kiddy GiRL-AND
Oct 15, 2009
Asura Cryin'
Apr 02, 2009
Angel Links
Apr 07, 1999
Ai Yori Aoshi
Apr 10, 2002
Jyu-Oh-Sei
Apr 13, 2006
xxxHOLiC
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Ragnarok The Animation
Apr 07, 2004
Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer
Oct 08, 2012
Samurai Harem
Jan 08, 2009
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
Oct 03, 2009
Master of Mosquiton '99
Sep 30, 1997
Samurai Gun
Oct 04, 2004
One Piece
Oct 20, 1999
Tesla Note
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Star Wars: Visions
Sep 22, 2021
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
Jul 06, 2021
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Apr 05, 2015
Digimon Ghost Game
Oct 03, 2021
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us!
Feb 12, 2017
Antique Bakery
Jul 04, 2008
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Sep 14, 2022
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Feb 15, 2004
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Feb 15, 2004
Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement
Jul 06, 2014
Kamen Rider
Apr 03, 1971
Initial D
Apr 18, 1998
God Eater
Jul 12, 2015
Digimon Data Squad
Apr 02, 2006
Brave 10
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Girlish Number
Oct 07, 2016
Love All Play
Apr 02, 2022
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Apr 05, 2009
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Jul 01, 2018
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter
Nov 09, 2002
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Apr 01, 1998
Ultraman Max
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Switch!
Oct 24, 2008
B: The Beginning
Mar 02, 2018
Gintama
Apr 04, 2006
Shining Hearts
Apr 13, 2012
You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san
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Hatsukoi Limited.
Apr 12, 2009
Death Parade
Jan 10, 2015
Blue Exorcist
Apr 17, 2011
Death Note
Oct 04, 2006
Parallel World Pharmacy
Jul 10, 2022
One Piece Characters Log
Jun 20, 2016
RobiHachi
Apr 08, 2019
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Oct 02, 2018
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
Apr 05, 2015
King Of Conte
Oct 05, 2008
Fire Force
Jul 05, 2019
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
Jan 12, 2024
Bungo Stray Dogs
Apr 07, 2016
Aldnoah.Zero
Jul 05, 2014
ALL OUT!!
Oct 07, 2016
Altair: A Record of Battles
Jul 07, 2017
RAPSTAR
Jul 01, 2017
Stars Align
Oct 11, 2019
Hero Bank
Apr 07, 2014
Pokémon Horizons
Apr 14, 2023
Nodame Cantabile
Jan 12, 2007
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
Jan 08, 2013
Tengoku Daimakyo
Apr 01, 2023
Danganronpa: The Animation
Jul 05, 2013
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
Feb 12, 2017
Blade of the Immortal
Jul 14, 2008
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
Nov 22, 2020
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Apr 05, 2017
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
Jun 26, 2010
Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School
Oct 04, 2018
Gintama: The Semi-Final
Jan 15, 2021
Hataraki Man
Oct 13, 2006
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
Oct 07, 2024
Dan Da Dan
Oct 04, 2024
MF GHOST
Oct 02, 2023
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
Oct 06, 2024
Rurouni Kenshin
Jul 07, 2023
Dan Da Dan
Oct 04, 2024
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
Jul 05, 2023
Ahiru no Sora
Oct 01, 2019
Train to the End of the World
Apr 01, 2024
U Takes Terra
May 16, 2025
