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Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Actor · Born 1967-11-25 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. One Piece (1999) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  2. Death Note (2006) — Kanzo Mogi (voice)
  3. JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020) — Kinji Hakari (voice)
  4. Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018) — Salsa (voice)
  5. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) — Miles (voice)
  6. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017) — Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice)
  7. One Piece Film Red (2022) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  8. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018) — Laplace (voice)
  9. Dan Da Dan (2024) — Serpoians (voice)
  10. xxxHOLiC (2006) — Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
  11. Samurai Champloo (2004) — Mugen (voice)
  12. One Piece: Stampede (2019) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  13. Fire Force (2019) — Akitaru Obi (voice)
  14. My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) — Flect Turn (voice)
  15. Death Parade (2015) — Takashi (voice)
  16. Hellsing (2001) — Jan Valentine (voice)
  17. One Piece Film: Z (2012) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  18. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) — Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
  19. One Piece Film: GOLD (2016) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  20. Blue Exorcist (2011) — Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
  21. Star Wars: Visions (2021) — Roden (voice)
  22. Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) — Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
  23. Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (2013) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  24. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) — Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
  25. One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  26. Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) — Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
  27. Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007) — Kanzo Mogi (voice)
  28. One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  29. Danganronpa: The Animation (2013) — Mondo Owada (voice)
  30. Tengoku Daimakyo (2023) — Robin Inazaki (voice)
  31. Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017) — Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
  32. Gintama (2006) — Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
  33. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  34. One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword (2004) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  35. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013) — Borma (voice)
  36. One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  37. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) — Borma (voice)
  38. One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) — Roronoa Zoro (voice)
  39. One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia (2015) — Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
  40. Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010) — Kokuto (voice)