Kazuya Nakai
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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Films (115)
A Lazy Day in Thousand Sunny
2026 · Roronoa Zoro
Gintama : Yoshiwara en flammes
2026 · Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Douran Arc
2025 · Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
One Piece Fan Letter
2024 · Roronoa Zoro
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
2024 · Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
Monsters : L'enfer du dragon volant aux 103 passions
2024 · Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice)
The Birth of Kitaro : The Mystery of GeGeGe
2023 · Kozo Ryuga (voice)
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
2023 · Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022 · Master Higuchi (voice)
One Piece Film - Red
2022 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
My Hero Academia : World Heroes' Mission
2021 · Flect Turn (voice)
The Journey
2021 · Musab (voice)
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy
2021 · Ultraman Max
Gintama: The Final
2021 · Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION Episode 0
2019 · Ranburn Tidal (voice)
Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
2019 · Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
One Piece Film - Stampede
2019 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
2018 · Iago Haakana (voice)
Godzilla : Le dévoreur de planètes
2018 · Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
2018 · Borma (voice)
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
2018 · Shingo Onijima (voice)
One Piece - Episode de L'île céleste
2018 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Space Squad 2 : Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger vs Space Squad
2018 · Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger Final Live Tour 2018
2018 · Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Godzilla : La ville à l'aube du combat
2018 · Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
2018 · Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
2018 · Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Final Stage
2017 · Garu (Ookami Blue)
Godzilla : La planète des monstres
2017 · Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern
2017 · Shingo Onijima (voice)
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
2017 · Aquaman (voice)
One Piece Episode of East Blue
2017 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
2017 · Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
2017 · Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Wars
2017 · Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
Kuroko's Basket: Last Game
2017 · Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future from Super Sentai
2017 · Ookami Blue (voice)
La grande aventure de chasse au trésor de l'île de Tongari
2016 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Kuroko's Basket : Winter Cup Highlights - Film 1 : L'Ombre et la Lumière
2016 · Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
One Piece: Gold
2016 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece: Heart of Gold
2016 · Zoro Roronoa (voice)
One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0
2016 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : L'Aventure de Nebulandia
2015 · Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
2015 · Igaroid (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
2015 · Borma (voice)
One Piece : Épisode de Sabo : Le Lien Entre Les 3 Frères - Les Retrouvailles Miraculeuses et La Volonté Héritée
2015 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell : The New Movie
2015 · Borma (voice)
Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4 : Ghost Stands Alone
2014 · Borma (voice)
One Piece : 3D2Y : Surmonter la mort de Ace ! Le vœu de Luffy à ses amis
2014 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 3 : Ghost Tears
2014 · Borma (voice)
Persona 3: The Movie #2 - Midsummer Knight's Dream
2014 · Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
Détective Conan : Le sniper dimensionnel
2014 · Timothy Hunter (voice)
Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 2 : Ghost Whispers
2013 · Borma (voice)
Lemming
2013
Persona 3: The Movie #1 - Spring of Birth
2013 · Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
One Piece : Épisode du Merry : L'histoire d'un grand ami
2013 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Gintama Kanketsu-hen : Yorozuya yo Eien Nare
2013 · Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
Gintama the Movie Ginmaku Zenya Matsuri 2013
2013 · Himself/Toushirou Hijikata
Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 1 : Ghost Pain
2013 · Borma (voice)
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
2013 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Blue Exorcist
2012 · Ryuji Suguro (voice)
One Piece: Glorious Island
2012 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : Épisode de Luffy : Aventure sur l'île de la main
2012 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece Film - Z
2012 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Mardock Scramble : The Third Exhaust
2012 · Shell Septinos
One Piece : Épisode de Nami : Les larmes de la navigatrice, le lien des compagnons
2012 · Zoro Roronoa (voice)
Des lucioles aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel : Les vacances d'été éternelles
2012 · Kenzō – Adult (voice)
No More Heroes 1.5
2012 · Travis Touchdown
Fate/Prototype
2011 · Lancer (voice)
One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
2011 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Mardock Scramble : The Second Combustion
2011 · Shell Septinos
One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
2011 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Sengoku Basara - Le Film : The Last Party
2011 · Date Masamune (voice)
One Piece, film 11 : À la poursuite du chapeau de paille
2011 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : Infiltration! Thousand Sunny!
2011 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Broken Blade 5 : La Mort à l'horizon
2011 · Borcuse (voice)
Bleach : Hell Verse
2010 · Kokuto (voice)
Mardock Scramble : The First Compression
2010 · Shell Septinos
Broken Blade 3 : La Cicatrice infligée par la dague d'un assassin
2010 · General Borcuse
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Le Film: Cho-Den-O Trilogy : Episode Red
2010 · Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
Gintama : Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen
2010 · Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
xxxHOLiC: Rou
2010 · Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
One Piece Film - Strong World
2010 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Death Note Relight 2: La Relève de L
2009 · Kanzo Mogi (voice)
God Eater Prologue
2009 · Soma Schicksal
Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
2008 · Kokorootomedes (voice)
Switch
2008
One Piece : Romance Dawn Story
2008 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece, film 9, Épisode de Chopper : Le Miracle des cerisiers en hiver
2008 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Death Note Relight: La Vision d'un Dieu
2007 · Kanzo Mogi (voice)
One Piece, film 8, Épisode d'Alabasta : La Princesse du désert et les pirates
2007 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Digimon: Activate Burst Mode!
2006 · Gaomon (voice)
Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
2006 · Gaomon (voice)
One Piece, film 7 : Le Soldat mécanique géant du château Karakuri
2006 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
ワンピース特別編 わかりやすいルフィ大百科
2005 · 罗罗诺亚・索隆
One Piece: Projet spécial de fin d'année ! Mémoires du boss Luffy au chapeau de paille
2005 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
xxxHolic, le film
2005 · Shizuka Domeki (voice)
One Piece, film 6 : Le Baron Omatsuri et l'île secrète
2005 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece, film 5 : La Malédiction de l'épée sacrée
2004 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : Protégeons-la ! La dernière grande représentation
2003 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : Ouverture vers la grande bleue ! L'immense rêve d'un papa
2003 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece, film 4 : L'Aventure sans issue
2003 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Xevious
2002 · Operator A (voice)
One Piece: The Adventure in Grand Line
2002 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : Les Rois du Foot de Rêve
2002 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece, film 3 : Le Royaume de Chopper
2002 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
2002 · Wakka
One Piece, film 2 : L'Aventure de l'île de l'horloge
2001 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : Le Carnaval dansant de Jango
2001 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece : La descente de Luffy ! La grande aventure sur la mer inexplorée
2000 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
One Piece, film 1 : Le Film
2000 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
海贼王特别篇：路飞的绝技
1999 · 配音
海贼王特别篇：索隆的剑技
1999 · 配音
Shin Shounan Bakusouzoku Arakure KNIGHT
1997
Sailor Moon Super S - Le Film
1995 · Orangeat (voice)
Séries (105)
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)
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga
2024 · Roronoa Zoro
Criminelles fiançailles
2024 · Gaku Miyama (voice)
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime
2024 · Hiroshi Mado (voice)
DAN DA DAN
2024 · Serpoians (voice), Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
Antihero
2024
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)
Kenshin le vagabond
2023 · Shakku Arai (voice)
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
2023 · Kerioil (voice)
Pokémon : Les horizons
2023 · Colza (voice)
Run For Money : The Great Mission
2023 · Sigma Redwing / Phantom Thief Appolon (voice)
TENGOKU-DAIMAKYO
2023 · Robin Inazaki (voice)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022 · Master Higuchi (voice)
Parallel World Pharmacy
2022 · Camus (voice)
Love All Play
2022 · Hitoshi Ebihara (voice)
Tesla Note
2021 · Kyohei Himi (voice)
Digimon : Ghost Game
2021 · Angoramon (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)
航海王：和之国总集篇
2021 · 配音
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
2018 · Date Masamune (voice)
Moi, quand je me réincarne en Slime
2018 · Laplace (voice)
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
2018 · Salsa (voice)
B : Le commencement
2018 · Kamui (voice)
From Episode of Stinger: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger - High School Wars
2017 · Garu (voice)
Altaïr
2017 · Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice)
RAPSTAR
2017 · Narration
Boruto : Naruto Next Generations
2017 · Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Star Change With Us!
2017 · Garu (voice)
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
2017 · Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
Girlish Number
2016 · Kuzu-P (voice)
All Out!!
2016 · Renpei Sukura
One Piece Characters Log
2016 · Roronoa Zoro
Bungo Stray Dogs
2016 · Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
Joker Game
2016 · Fukumoto (voice), Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (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)
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
2013 · Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)
Ixion Saga DT
2012 · Sainglain, Theme Song Performance
Shining Hearts -Bread of Happiness-
2012 · Dyran Rowen (voice)
Brave 10
2012 · Jinpachi Nezu (voice)
Chihayafuru
2011 · Hiro Kinashi (voice)
Blue Exorcist
2011 · Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san.
2011 · Salamander (voice)
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
2010 · Refal Edia (voice)
Kiddy Girl-And
2009 · Torch
Letter Bee
2009 · Jiggy Pepper (voice)
Hatsukoi Limited
2009 · Gengorou Takei (voice)
07-Ghost
2009 · Katsuragi
Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood
2009 · Miles (voice)
Sengoku Basara
2009 · Date Masamune (voice)
Asura Cryin'
2009 · Takaya Kagakagari
Samurai Harem
2009 · Ryo Washizu (voice)
White Album
2009 · Tamaru (voice)
Switch!
2008 · 梶山庆护
King of Conte
2008 · Narration
Blade of the Immortal
2008 · Taito Magatsu (voice)
Antique Bakery
2008 · Tachibana's abductor (voice)
Nodame Cantabile
2007 · Kouzou Etou (voice)
Hataraki Man
2006 · Fumiya Sugawara (voice)
Death Note
2006 · Kanzo Mogi (voice)
Jyu-Oh-Sei
2006 · Zagi
xxxHOLiC
2006 · Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
Gintama
2006 · Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
Digimon : Savers
2006 · Gaomon (voice)
Noein
2005 · Karasu (voice), Noein (voice)
IGPX Immortal Grand Prix
2005 · River Marque (voice)
Ultraman Max
2005 · Ultraman Max
Trinity Blood
2005 · Tres Iqus (voice)
Grenadier
2004 · Yajiro Kajima (voice)
Samurai Gun
2004 · Matsuzaki
Samurai Champloo
2004 · Mugen (voice)
Ragnarök the Animation
2004 · Iruga (voice)
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
2004 · Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice), Igaroids (voice)
Battle Programmer Shirase
2003 · Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
Saint Seiya - Chapitre Hadès
2002 · Raimi (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
2002 · Reverend Malchio (voice)
Ai Yori Aoshi
2002 · Suzuki (voice)
Hellsing
2001 · Jan Valentine (voice)
One Piece
1999 · Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Sakon, le Ventriloque
1999 · (voice)
Angel Links
1999 · Sergei (voice)
Initial D
1998 · Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
Chroniques de la guerre de Lodoss : La Légende du chevalier héroïque
1998 · Prince Reona (voice)
Master of Mosquiton '99
1997
After War Gundam X
1996 · Witz Sou (voice)
Kamen Rider
1971 · Eiki (voice)