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Kazuya Nakai
AKA: Накай Кадзуя · 中井 和哉
Acting
Born: 1967
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
87 Global Credits
🔥 1.7 Popularity
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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.
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.
Known For
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class
Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2025 · JP
U Takes Terra
Mountain (Voice)
2025 · CN
Once Upon a Witch's Death
Jack Russo (voice)
2025 · JP
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
Gaku Miyama (voice)
2024 · JP
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
Hiroshi Mado (voice)
2024 · JP
Dan Da Dan
Serpoians (voice)
2024 · JP
Antihero
Role
2024 · JP
Train to the End of the World
Pochi (voice)
2024 · JP
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class | 2025 | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) |
| U Takes Terra | 2025 | Mountain (Voice) |
| Once Upon a Witch's Death | 2025 | Jack Russo (voice) |
| Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii | 2024 | Gaku Miyama (voice) |
| Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime | 2024 | Hiroshi Mado (voice) |
| Dan Da Dan | 2024 | Serpoians (voice) |
| Antihero | 2024 | Contributor |
| Train to the End of the World | 2024 | Pochi (voice) |
| The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash | 2024 | Malreek (voice) |
| MF GHOST | 2023 | Ryuji Ikeda (voice) |
| Rurouni Kenshin | 2023 | Shakku Arai (voice) |
| Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon | 2023 | (voice) |
| Pokémon Horizons | 2023 | Colza (voice) |
| Tengoku Daimakyo | 2023 | Robin Inazaki (voice) |
| The Tatami Time Machine Blues | 2022 | Master Higuchi (voice) |
| Digimon Ghost Game | 2021 | Angoramon (voice) |
| Tesla Note | 2021 | Kyohei Himi (voice) |
| Star Wars: Visions | 2021 | Roden (voice) |
| Battle Game in 5 Seconds | 2021 | Madoka Kirisaki (voice) |
| Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan | 2021 | Furitsuke Capellini (voice) |
| Gintama: The Semi-Final | 2021 | Toshiro Hijikata (voice) |
| Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | 2020 | Ultraman Max |
| JUJUTSU KAISEN | 2020 | Kinji Hakari (voice) |
| Stars Align | 2019 | Kenji Kyobate (voice) |
| Ahiru no Sora | 2019 | Shinichi Chiba (voice) |
| Fire Force | 2019 | Akitaru Obi (voice) |
| RobiHachi | 2019 | Robby Yarge (voice) |
| Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School | 2018 | Date Masamune (voice) |
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | 2018 | Laplace (voice) |
| Super Dragon Ball Heroes | 2018 | Salsa (voice) |
| B: The Beginning | 2018 | Kamui (voice) |
| Altair: A Record of Battles | 2017 | Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice) |
| Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | 2017 | Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice) |
| Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us! | 2017 | Garu (voice) |
| Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger | 2017 | Garu / Ookami Blue (voice) |
| ALL OUT!! | 2016 | Renpei Sukura |
| Girlish Number | 2016 | Kuzu-P (voice) |
| Bungo Stray Dogs | 2016 | Tatsuhiko Shibusawa |
| JOKER GAME | 2016 | Fukumoto (voice) |
| God Eater | 2015 | Soma Schiksal (voice) |
| Blood Blockade Battlefront | 2015 | Zapp Renfro |
| Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture | 2015 | Borma (voice) |
| Death Parade | 2015 | Takashi (voice) |
| Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement | 2014 | Date Masamune (voice) |
| Aldnoah.Zero | 2014 | Koichiro Marito (voice) |
| Hero Bank | 2014 | Fukuta Kanemaru (voice) |
| Danganronpa: The Animation | 2013 | Mondo Owada (voice) |
| Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer | 2012 | Sainglain |
| Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer | 2012 | Theme Song Performance |
| Shining Hearts | 2012 | Dyran Rowen (voice) |
| Brave 10 | 2012 | Jinpachi Nezu (voice) |
| Chihayafuru | 2011 | Hiro Kinashi (voice) |
| Blue Exorcist | 2011 | Suguro Ryuuji (voice) |
| You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san | 2011 | Salamander (voice) |
| The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | 2010 | Refal Edia (voice) |
| Kiddy GiRL-AND | 2009 | Torch |
| Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee | 2009 | Jiggy Pepper (voice) |
| Hatsukoi Limited. | 2009 | Gengorou Takei (voice) |
| 07-Ghost | 2009 | Katsuragi |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | 2009 | Miles (voice) |
| Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings | 2009 | Date Masamune (voice) |
| Samurai Harem | 2009 | Ryo Washizu (voice) |
| White Album | 2009 | Tamaru (voice) |
| King of Conte | 2008 | Narration |
| Antique Bakery | 2008 | Tachibana's abductor (voice) |
| Nodame Cantabile | 2007 | Kouzou Etou (voice) |
| Hataraki Man | 2006 | Fumiya Sugawara (voice) |
| Jyu-Oh-Sei | 2006 | Zagi |
| xxxHOLiC | 2006 | Shizuka Dōmeki (voice) |
| Gintama | 2006 | Toushirou Hijikata (voice) |
| Digimon Data Squad | 2006 | Gaomon (voice) |
| Noein: To Your Other Self | 2005 | Noein (voice) |
| IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix | 2005 | River Marque (voice) |
| Ultraman Max | 2005 | Ultraman Max |
| Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior | 2004 | Yajiro Kajima (voice) |
| Samurai Gun | 2004 | Matsuzaki |
| Samurai Champloo | 2004 | Mugen (voice) |
| Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger | 2004 | Igaroids (voice) |
| Battle Programmer Shirase | 2003 | Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice) |
| Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter | 2002 | Raimi (voice) |
| Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 2002 | Reverend Malchio (voice) |
| Hellsing | 2001 | Jan Valentine (voice) |
| One Piece | 1999 | Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| Initial D | 1998 | Ryuji Ikeda (voice) |
| Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | 1998 | Prince Reona (voice) |
| After War Gundam X | 1996 | Witz Sou (voice) |
| Kamen Rider | 1971 | Eiki (voice) |