Kazuya Nakai
Acting
Born 1967-11-25 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Feb 13, 2026
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc
Feb 7, 2025
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
Aug 31, 2024
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
Jan 21, 2024
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Nov 17, 2023
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
Nov 10, 2023
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Sep 30, 2022
One Piece Film Red
Aug 6, 2022
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Aug 6, 2021
The Journey
Jun 25, 2021
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
Jun 7, 2021
Gintama: The Very Final
Jan 8, 2021
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
May 3, 2019
One Piece: Stampede
Jan 3, 2019
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
Nov 30, 2018
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Nov 9, 2018
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
Nov 2, 2018
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
Oct 19, 2018
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
Aug 25, 2018
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
Aug 8, 2018
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018
Jul 11, 2018
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
May 18, 2018
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
May 9, 2018
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
Mar 3, 2018
One Piece Episode of East Blue
Dec 31, 2017
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage
Dec 6, 2017
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Nov 17, 2017
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
Nov 11, 2017
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
Oct 21, 2017
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
Aug 5, 2017