Kazuya Nakai
Acting • Born 1967-11-25
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.
Filmography
215 credits
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Movie • 2001
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
Movie • 2018
Borma (voice)
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
Movie • 2007
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film: Strong World
Movie • 2009
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island
Movie • 2016
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
Movie • 2017
Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
Movie • 2003
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
God Eater Prologue
Movie • 2009
Soma Schicksal
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
Movie • 2004
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie • 2005
Shizuka Domeki (voice)
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Movie • 2017
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Gintama: The Movie
Movie • 2010
Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
Movie • 2008
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Movie • 2006
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: The Movie
Movie • 2000
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
Movie • 2005
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
Movie • 2011
Date Masamune (voice)
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Movie • 2010
Shell Septinos
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
Movie • 2011
Shell Septinos
Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade
Movie • 2010
General Borcuse
Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
Movie • 2008
Kokorootomedes (voice)
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
Movie • 2011
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
Movie • 2014
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death
Movie • 2011
Borcuse (voice)
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
Movie • 2012
Shell Septinos
Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
Movie • 2006
Gaomon (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
Movie • 2015
Borma (voice)
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
Movie • 2012
Ryuji Suguro (voice)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Movie • 2022
Master Higuchi (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure
Movie • 2012
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film: Z
Movie • 2012
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
Movie • 2011
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
Movie • 2011
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Glorious Island
Movie • 2012
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
Movie • 2016
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Movie • 2013
Borma (voice)
Lemming
Movie • 2013
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
Movie
Wakka
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Movie • 2023
Kozo Ryuga (voice)
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
Movie • 2023
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
Movie • 2013
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Movie • 2013
Borma (voice)
Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth
Movie • 2013
Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
Rainbow Fireflies
Movie • 2012
Kenzō – Adult (voice)
One Piece Film Red
Movie • 2022
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!
Movie • 2003
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Movie • 2014
Borma (voice)
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
Movie • 2024
Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice)
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
Movie • 2014
Timothy Hunter (voice)
Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel
Movie • 2000
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
Movie • 2006
Gaomon (voice)
Switch
Movie • 2008
Arakure Knight
Movie • 1997
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
Movie • 2015
Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
xxxHolic: Rō
Movie • 2010
Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Movie • 2015
Borma (voice)
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
Movie • 2024
Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
Fate/Prototype
Movie • 2011
Lancer (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
Movie • 2015
Igaroid (voice)
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Movie • 2017
Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
One Piece Film: GOLD
Movie • 2016
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars
Movie • 2017
Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Movie • 2007
Kanzo Mogi (voice)
Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
Movie • 2014
Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Movie • 2014
Borma (voice)
One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
Movie • 2015
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival
Movie • 2001
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
Movie • 2002
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Movie • 2009
Kanzo Mogi (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
Movie • 2017
Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Movie • 2010
Kokuto (voice)
Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
Movie • 2010
Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
Movie • 2017
Aquaman (voice)
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
Movie • 2018
Shingo Onijima (voice)
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
Movie • 2017
Shingo Onijima (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
Movie • 2018
Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
Movie • 2002
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
No More Heroes 1.5
Movie • 2012
Travis Touchdown
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc
Movie • 2025
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
Movie • 2013
Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
Movie • 2018
Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Movie • 2005
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
Movie • 2003
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
Movie • 2018
Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
Movie • 2019
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Heart of Gold
Movie • 2016
Zoro Roronoa (voice)
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
Movie • 2019
Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Movie • 2018
Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
Movie • 2008
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
Movie • 2012
Zoro Roronoa (voice)
One Piece: Stampede
Movie • 2019
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Gintama: The Very Final
Movie • 2021
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage
Movie • 2017
Garu (Ookami Blue)
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
Movie • 1995
Orangeat (voice)
The Journey
Movie • 2021
Musab (voice)
Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light
Movie • 2016
Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Movie • 2021
Flect Turn (voice)
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future
Movie • 2017
Ookami Blue (voice)
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Movie • 2013
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Movie • 2017
Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Movie • 2018
Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Serena x One Piece: Sennyuu!! Sauzando Sunny-gou
Movie • 2011
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018
Movie • 2018
Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
Movie • 2018
Iago Haakana (voice)
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
Movie • 2021
Ultraman Max
海贼王特别篇：路飞的绝技
Movie
配音
海贼王特别篇：索隆的剑技
Movie • 1999
配音
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Movie • 2026
Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
Samurai Champloo
TV • 2004
Mugen (voice)
White Album
TV • 2009
Tamaru (voice)
Noein: To Your Other Self
TV • 2005
Karasu (voice)
Noein: To Your Other Self
TV • 2005
Noein (voice)
Trinity Blood
TV • 2005
Tres Iqus (voice)
Battle Programmer Shirase
TV • 2003
Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
TV • 2021
Madoka Kirisaki (voice)
JOKER GAME
TV • 2016
Fukumoto (voice)
JOKER GAME
TV • 2016
Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice)
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
TV • 2005
River Marque (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
TV • 2002
Reverend Malchio (voice)
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
TV • 1999
(voice)
Hellsing
TV • 2001
Jan Valentine (voice)
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
TV • 2004
Yajiro Kajima (voice)
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
TV • 2009
Date Masamune (voice)
After War Gundam X
TV • 1996
Witz Sou (voice)
07-Ghost
TV • 2009
Katsuragi
Chihayafuru
TV • 2011
Hiro Kinashi (voice)
Kiddy GiRL-AND
TV • 2009
Torch
Asura Cryin'
TV • 2009
Takaya Kagakagari
Angel Links
TV • 1999
Sergei (voice)
Ai Yori Aoshi
TV • 2002
Suzuki (voice)
Jyu-Oh-Sei
TV • 2006
Zagi
Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer
TV • 2012
Sainglain
Ragnarok The Animation
TV • 2004
Iruga (voice)
xxxHOLiC
TV • 2006
Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
Samurai Harem
TV • 2009
Ryo Washizu (voice)
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
TV • 2009
Jiggy Pepper (voice)
Master of Mosquiton '99
TV • 1997
Samurai Gun
TV • 2004
Matsuzaki
One Piece
TV • 1999
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Tesla Note
TV • 2021
Kyohei Himi (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
TV • 2021
Roden (voice)
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
TV • 2021
Furitsuke Capellini (voice)
Blood Blockade Battlefront
TV • 2015
Zapp Renfro
Digimon Ghost Game
TV • 2021
Angoramon (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us!
TV • 2017
Garu (voice)
Antique Bakery
TV • 2008
Tachibana's abductor (voice)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
TV • 2022
Master Higuchi (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
TV • 2004
Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
TV • 2004
Igaroids (voice)
Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement
TV • 2014
Date Masamune (voice)
Kamen Rider
TV • 1971
Eiki (voice)
Initial D
TV • 1998
Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
God Eater
TV • 2015
Soma Schiksal (voice)
Digimon Data Squad
TV • 2006
Gaomon (voice)
Brave 10
TV • 2012
Jinpachi Nezu (voice)
Girlish Number
TV • 2016
Kuzu-P (voice)
Love All Play
TV • 2022
Hitoshi Ebihara (voice)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
TV • 2009
Miles (voice)
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
TV • 2018
Salsa (voice)
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter
TV • 2002
Raimi (voice)
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
TV • 1998
Prince Reona (voice)
Ultraman Max
TV • 2005
Ultraman Max
Switch!
TV • 2008
梶山庆护
B: The Beginning
TV • 2018
Kamui (voice)
Gintama
TV • 2006
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
Shining Hearts
TV • 2012
Dyran Rowen (voice)
You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san
TV • 2011
Salamander (voice)
Hatsukoi Limited.
TV • 2009
Gengorou Takei (voice)
Death Parade
TV • 2015
Takashi (voice)
Blue Exorcist
TV • 2011
Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
Death Note
TV • 2006
Kanzo Mogi (voice)
Parallel World Pharmacy
TV • 2022
Camus (voice)
One Piece Characters Log
TV • 2016
Roronoa Zoro
RobiHachi
TV • 2019
Robby Yarge (voice)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
TV • 2018
Laplace (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
TV • 2015
Borma (voice)
King of Conte
TV • 2008
Narration
Fire Force
TV • 2019
Akitaru Obi (voice)
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
TV • 2024
Malreek (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs
TV • 2016
Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
Aldnoah.Zero
TV • 2014
Koichiro Marito (voice)
ALL OUT!!
TV • 2016
Renpei Sukura
Altair: A Record of Battles
TV • 2017
Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice)
RAPSTAR
TV • 2017
Narration
Stars Align
TV • 2019
Kenji Kyōbate (voice)
Hero Bank
TV • 2014
Fukuta Kanemaru (voice)
Pokémon Horizons
TV • 2023
Colza (voice)
Nodame Cantabile
TV • 2007
Kouzou Etou (voice)
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
TV • 2013
Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)
Tengoku Daimakyo
TV • 2023
Robin Inazaki (voice)
Danganronpa: The Animation
TV • 2013
Mondo Owada (voice)
Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger
TV • 2017
Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Blade of the Immortal
TV • 2008
Taito Magatsu (voice)
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
TV • 2020
Ultraman Max
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
TV • 2010
Refal Edia (voice)
Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School
TV • 2018
Date Masamune (voice)
Gintama: The Semi-Final
TV • 2021
Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
Hataraki Man
TV • 2006
Sugawara, Fumiya
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
TV • 2024
Gaku Miyama (voice)
Dan Da Dan
TV • 2024
Serpoians (voice)
MF GHOST
TV • 2023
Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin
TV • 2023
Shakku Arai (voice)
Dan Da Dan
TV • 2024
Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class
TV • 2025
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
TV • 2023
(voice)
Ahiru no Sora
TV • 2019
Shinichi Chiba (voice)
Train to the End of the World
TV • 2024
Pochi (voice)
U Takes Terra
TV • 2025
Mountain (Voice)
Once Upon a Witch's Death
TV • 2025
Jack Russo (voice)
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
TV • 2024
Hiroshi Mado (voice)
From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars
TV • 2017
Garu (voice)
航海王：和之国总集篇
TV • 2021
配音
Antihero
TV • 2024
JUJUTSU KAISEN
TV • 2020
Kinji Hakari (voice)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
TV • 2017
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice)