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.
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Acting History
2025
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2025U Takes Terra as Mountain (Voice)
2025Once Upon a Witch's Death as Jack Russo (voice)
2025Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2024Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii as Gaku Miyama (voice)
2024Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime as Hiroshi Mado (voice)
2024Dan Da Dan as Serpoians (voice)
2024Dan Da Dan as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
2024DAN DA DAN: First Encounter as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
2024Train to the End of the World as Pochi (voice)
2024Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation as Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice)
2024The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash as Malreek (voice)
2023The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe as Kozo Ryuga (voice)
2023Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2023MF GHOST as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
2023Rurouni Kenshin as Shakku Arai (voice)
2023Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon as (voice)
2023Pokémon Horizons as Colza (voice)
2023Tengoku Daimakyo as Robin Inazaki (voice)
2022The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Master Higuchi (voice)
2022The Tatami Time Machine Blues as Master Higuchi (voice)
2022One Piece Film Red as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2022Parallel World Pharmacy as Camus (voice)
2022Love All Play as Hitoshi Ebihara (voice)
2021Digimon Ghost Game as Angoramon (voice)
2021Tesla Note as Kyohei Himi (voice)
2021Star Wars: Visions as Roden (voice)
2021My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission as Flect Turn (voice)
2021Battle Game in 5 Seconds as Madoka Kirisaki (voice)
2021Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan as Furitsuke Capellini (voice)
2021The Journey as Musab (voice)
2021Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy as Ultraman Max
2021Gintama: The Semi-Final as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
2021Gintama: The Very Final as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2021航海王：和之国总集篇 as 配音
2020Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy as Ultraman Max
2019Stars Align as Kenji Kyōbate (voice)
2019Ahiru no Sora as Shinichi Chiba (voice)
2019Fire Force as Akitaru Obi (voice)
2019Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
2019RobiHachi as Robby Yarge (voice)
2019One Piece: Stampede as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2018Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative as Iago Haakana(voice)
2018Godzilla: The Planet Eater as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
2018Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser as Borma (voice)
2018Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 as Shingo Onijima (voice)
2018Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School as Date Masamune (voice)
2018That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as Laplace (voice)
2018One Piece: Episode of Skypiea as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2018Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
2018Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018 as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
2018Super Dragon Ball Heroes as Salsa (voice)
2018Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
2018Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018 as Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
2018Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
2018B: The Beginning as Kamui (voice)
2017Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage as Garu (Ookami Blue)
2017Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
2017Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 as Shingo Onijima (voice)
2017DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon as Aquaman (voice)
2017From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars as Garu (voice)
2017One Piece Episode of East Blue as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2017Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back! as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
2017Altair: A Record of Battles as Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice)
2017RAPSTAR as Narration
2017Night Is Short, Walk On Girl as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
2017Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Urashiki Ootsutsuki
2017Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
2017Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
2017Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
2017Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us! as Garu (voice)
2017Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future as Ookami Blue (voice)
2016One Piece: Heart of Gold as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
2016One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016ALL OUT!! as Renpei Sukura
2016Girlish Number as Kuzu-P (voice)
2016Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
2016One Piece Film: GOLD as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0 as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016One Piece Characters Log as Roronoa Zoro
2016Bungo Stray Dogs as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
2016JOKER GAME as Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice)
2016JOKER GAME as Fukumoto (voice)
2015One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia as Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
2015Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After as Igaroid (voice)
2015Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult as Borma (voice)
2015One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2015God Eater as Soma Schiksal (voice)
2015Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Borma (voice)
2015Blood Blockade Battlefront as Zapp Renfro
2015Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture as Borma (voice)
2015Death Parade as Takashi (voice)
2014One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2014Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone as Borma (voice)
2014Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement as Date Masamune (voice)
2014Aldnoah.Zero as Koichiro Marito (voice)
2014Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears as Borma (voice)
2014PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
2014Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension as Timothy Hunter (voice)
2014Hero Bank as Fukuta Kanemaru (voice)
2013One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2013Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers as Borma (voice)
2013Lemming
2013PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
2013Danganronpa: The Animation as Mondo Owada (voice)
2013Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
2013Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain as Borma (voice)
2013Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2013Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman as Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)
2012Blue Exorcist: The Movie as Ryuji Suguro (voice)
2012One Piece: Glorious Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2012One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2012One Piece Film: Z as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2012Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer as Sainglain
2012Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust as Shell Septinos
2012One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
2012Rainbow Fireflies as Kenzō – Adult (voice)
2012Shining Hearts as Dyran Rowen (voice)
2012No More Heroes 1.5 as Travis Touchdown
2012Brave 10 as Jinpachi Nezu (voice)
2011Fate/Prototype as Lancer (voice)
2011One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2011Chihayafuru as Hiro Kinashi (voice)
2011Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion as Shell Septinos
2011One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2011Blue Exorcist as Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
2011You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san as Salamander (voice)
2011Sengoku Basara: The Last Party as Date Masamune (voice)
2011One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2011Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou
2011Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death as Borcuse (voice)
2010Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse as Kokuto (voice)
2010Mardock Scramble: The First Compression as Shell Septinos
2010Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade as General Borcuse
2010The Legend of the Legendary Heroes as Refal Edia (voice)
2010Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle as Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
2010Gintama: The Movie as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
2010xxxHolic: Rō as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
2009One Piece Film: Strong World as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2009Kiddy GiRL-AND as Torch
2009Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2009Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee as Jiggy Pepper (voice)
2009God Eater Prologue as Soma Schicksal
2009Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2009Hatsukoi Limited. as Gengorou Takei (voice)
200907-Ghost as Katsuragi
2009Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as Miles (voice)
2009Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings as Date Masamune (voice)
2009Asura Cryin' as Takaya Kagakagari
2009Samurai Harem as Ryo Washizu (voice)
2009White Album as Tamaru (voice)
2008Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! as Kokorootomedes (voice)
2008Switch
2008Switch! as 梶山庆护
2008King of Conte as Narration
2008One Piece: Romance Dawn Story as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2008Blade of the Immortal as Taito Magatsu (voice)
2008Antique Bakery as Tachibana's abductor (voice)
2008One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2007One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2007Nodame Cantabile as Kouzou Etou (voice)
2006Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! as Gaomon (voice)
2006Hataraki Man as Sugawara, Fumiya
2006Death Note as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2006Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! as Gaomon (voice)
2006Jyu-Oh-Sei as Zagi
2006xxxHOLiC as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
2006Gintama as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2006Digimon Data Squad as Gaomon (voice)
2006One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2005One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2005Noein: To Your Other Self as Noein (voice)
2005Noein: To Your Other Self as Karasu (voice)
2005IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix as River Marque (voice)
2005xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream as Shizuka Doumeki
2005Ultraman Max as Ultraman Max
2005Trinity Blood as Tres Iqus (voice)
2005One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2004Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior as Yajiro Kajima (voice)
2004Samurai Gun as Matsuzaki
2004Samurai Champloo as Mugen (voice)
2004Ragnarok The Animation as Iruga (voice)
2004One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2004Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as Igaroids (voice)
2004Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice)
2003One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2003Battle Programmer Shirase as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
2003One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2003One Piece: Dead End Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2002Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Raimi (voice)
2002Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as Reverend Malchio (voice)
2002Ai Yori Aoshi as Suzuki (voice)
2002One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2002One Piece: Dream Soccer King! as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2001Hellsing as Jan Valentine (voice)
2001One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2001One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2000Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2000One Piece: The Movie as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
1999One Piece as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
1999Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon as (voice)
1999Angel Links as Sergei (voice)
1998Initial D as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
1998Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight as Prince Reona (voice)
1997Master of Mosquiton '99
1997Arakure Knight
1996After War Gundam X as Witz Sou (voice)
1995Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole as Orangeat (voice)
1975Super Sentai Series as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
1971Kamen Rider as Eiki (voice)
—Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm as Wakka