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Kazuya Nakai
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn November 25, 1967 (57 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest (TV Series) · as Hydra |
| 2024 | One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (TV Series) · as Gaku Miyama (voice) |
| 2024 | Puniru Is a Cute Slime (TV Series) · as Hiroshi Mado (voice) |
| 2024 | Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (TV Series) · as Masayuki Oikawa |
| 2024 | DAN DA DAN (TV Series) · as Serpoians (voice) |
| 2024 | Dan Da Dan: First Encounter · as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice) |
| 2024 | Anti-Hero (TV Series) · as Test Audio |
| 2024 | Train to the End of the World (TV Series) · as Pochi (voice) |
| 2024 | Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation · as Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice) |
| 2024 | The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey To Pick Up Trash (TV Series) · as Malreek (voice) |
| 2023 | The Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe · as Kozo Ryuga (voice) |
| 2023 | Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice) |
| 2023 | MF Ghost (TV Series) · as Ryuji Ikeda (voice) |
| 2023 | GAMERA -Rebirth- (TV Series) · as Gen. Raymond Osborn |
| 2023 | Rurouni Kenshin (2023) (TV Series) · as Shakku Arai (voice) |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Pokémon Horizons: The Series (TV Series) · as Colza (voice) |
| 2023 | Run for the Money: The Great Mission (TV Series) · as Sigma Red Wing |
| 2023 | Tengoku Daimakyo (TV Series) · as Robin Inazaki (voice) |
| 2022 | Tatami Time Machine Blues (TV Series) · as Master Higuchi (voice) |
| 2022 | One Piece Film: Red · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2022 | Parallel World Pharmacy (TV Series) · as Camus (voice) |
| 2022 | Skeleton Knight in Another World (TV Series) · as Fumba |
| 2022 | Love All Play (2022) (TV Series) · as Hitoshi Ebihara (voice) |
| 2021 | Tesla Note (TV Series) · as Kyohei Himi (voice) |
| 2021 | Digimon Ghost Game (TV Series) · as Angoramon (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions (TV Series) · as Roden (voice) |
| 2021 | My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission · as Flect Turn (voice) |
| 2021 | Battle Game in 5 Seconds (TV Series) · as Madoka Kirisaki (voice) |
| 2021 | Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (TV Series) · as Furitsuke Capellini (voice) |
| 2021 | The Journey · as Musab (voice) |
| 2021 | Gintama The Semi-Final (TV Series) · as Toshiro Hijikata (voice) |
| 2021 | Gintama: The Final · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice) |
| 2020 | Fate/Grand Carnival (TV Series) · as Cu Chulainn (prototype) |
| 2020 | Ultra Galaxy Fight The Absolute Conspiracy (TV Series) · as Ultraman Max |
| 2019 | Stars Align (TV Series) · as Kenji Kyōbate (voice) |
| 2019 | Ahiru no Sora (TV Series) · as Shinichi Chiba (voice) |
| 2019 | One Piece: Stampede · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2019 | Fire Force (TV Series) · as Akitaru Obi (voice) |
| 2019 | Lupinranger vs. Patranger vs. Kyuranger · as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice) |
| 2019 | RobiHachi (TV Series) · as Robby Yarge (voice) |
| 2018 | Mobile Suit Gundam: NT - Narrative · as Iago Haakana |
| 2018 | Godzilla: The Planet Eater · as Halu-Elu Dolu-Do (voice) |
| 2018 | Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 · as Shingo Onijima (voice) |
| 2018 | Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School (TV Series) · as Date Masamune (voice) |
| 2018 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (TV Series) · as Laplace |
| 2018 | One Piece: Episode of Skypiea · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2018 | Super Dragon Ball Heroes (TV Series) · as Salsa (voice) |
| 2018 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad · as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice) |
| 2018 | Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle · as Halu-Elu Dolu-Do (voice) |
| 2018 | Golden Kamuy (TV Series) · as Nagakura Shinpachi (young) |
| 2018 | Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple · as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice) |
| 2018 | B: The Beginning (TV Series) · as Kamui (voice) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters · as Halu-Elu Dolu-Do (voice) |
| 2017 | Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern · as Shingo Onijima (voice) |
| 2017 | DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon · as Aquaman (voice) |
| 2017 | One Piece - Episode of East Blue: Luffy and His Four Friends' Great Adventure · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2017 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: The Geth Indaver's Counterattack · as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice) |
| 2017 | Altair: A Record of Battles (TV Series) · as Balaban Al-Kaphan (voice) |
| 2017 | Elegant Yokai Apartment Life (TV Series) · as Akira Fukase |
| 2017 | The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl · as Seitarō Higuchi (voice) |
| 2017 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (TV Series) · as Urashiki Ootsutsuki |
| 2017 | Chou Super Hero Taisen: Kamen Rider vs. Super Sentai · as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice) |
| 2017 | Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game · as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice) |
| 2017 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (TV Series) · as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice) |
| 2017 | Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Message from the Future from Super Sentai · as Ookami Blue (voice) |
| 2016 | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights -Crossing the Door- · as Shoichi Imayoshi |
| 2016 | All Out!! (TV Series) · as Renpei Sukura |
| 2016 | Girlish Number (TV Series) · as Kuzu-P |
| 2016 | Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights -Shadow and Light- · as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice) |
| 2016 | One Piece Film: Gold · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2016 | One Piece: Heart of Gold · as Zoro Roronoa (voice) |
| 2016 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy Side: Despair (TV Series) · as Mondo Oowada |
| 2016 | One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0 · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2016 | Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Bungo Stray Dogs (TV Series) · as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa |
| 2016 | Joker Game (TV Series) · as Fukumoto (voice) |
| 2016 | My Hero Academia (TV Series) · as Flect Turn |
| 2016 | Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth · as Shinjiro Aragaki |
| 2015 | One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia · as Roronoa Zoro / Kinoconda (voice) |
| 2015 | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After · as Igaroid (voice) |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Pyrophoric Cult · as Borma (voice) |
| 2015 | One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, a Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2015 | God Eater (TV Series) · as Soma Schiksal (voice) |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Super (TV Series) · as Tagoma |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie · as Borma (voice) |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' · as Tagoma |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture (TV Series) · as Borma (voice) |
| 2015 | Blood Blockade Battlefront (TV Series) · as Zapp Renfro |
| 2015 | PERSONA3 the Movie #3 Falling Down · as Shinjiro Aragaki |
| 2015 | Rin-ne (TV Series) · as Wandering Powerstone |
| 2015 | Death Parade (TV Series) · as Takashi (voice) |
| 2014 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone · as Borma (voice) |
| 2014 | One Piece: 3D2Y - Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to His Friends · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2014 | Aldnoah.Zero (TV Series) · as Koichiro Marito (voice) |
| 2014 | Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (TV Series) · as Date Masamune (voice) |
| 2014 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears · as Borma (voice) |
| 2014 | Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream · as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice) |
| 2014 | Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension · as Timothy Hunter (voice) |
| 2014 | Hero Bank (TV Series) · as Fukuta Kanemaru (voice) |
| 2014 | Broken Blade (TV Series) · as Borcuse |
| 2014 | Magical Warfare (TV Series) · as Kippei Washizu |
| 2014 | Nobunaga the Fool (TV Series) · as Alexander |
| 2014 | Space Dandy (TV Series) · as Dolph |
| 2013 | One Piece: Episode of Merry - Mou Hitori no Nakama no Monogatari · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2013 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers · as Borma (voice) |
| 2013 | Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth · as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice) |
| 2013 | Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya · as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice) |
| 2013 | Danganronpa: The Animation (TV Series) · as Mondo Owada (voice) |
| 2013 | Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain · as Borma (voice) |
| 2013 | Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2013 | Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (TV Series) · as Manjiro "roman" Tasukeya (voice) |
| 2012 | Blue Exorcist: The Movie · as Ryuji Suguro (voice) |
| 2012 | One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Adventure on Hand Island · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2012 | One Piece Film Z · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2012 | Say "I Love You." (TV Series) · as Daichi Kurosawa |
| 2012 | Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer (TV Series) · as Sainglain |
| 2012 | Code:Breaker (TV Series) · as Former Code:01 |
| 2012 | Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust · as Shell Septinos |
| 2012 | Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D - Shinsengumi Douran Hen · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice) |
| 2012 | One Piece: Episode of Nami - Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends · as Zoro Roronoa (voice) |
| 2012 | Rainbow Fireflies · as Kenzō – Adult (voice) |
| 2012 | Shining Hearts (TV Series) · as Dyran Rowen (voice) |
| 2012 | Kuroko's Basketball (TV Series) · as Shoichi Imayoshi |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Fate/prototype · as Lancer (voice) |
| 2011 | One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2011 | Chihayafuru (TV Series) · as Hiro Kinashi (voice) |
| 2011 | Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion · as Shell Septinos |
| 2011 | One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2011 | Gekijouban Sengoku Basara: The Last Party · as Date Masamune (voice) |
| 2011 | Blue Exorcist (TV Series) · as Suguro Ryuuji (voice) |
| 2011 | Hyouge Mono (TV Series) · as Date Masamune |
| 2011 | Broken Blade: Enclave of Lamentations · as Borcuse |
| 2011 | One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2011 | Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (TV Series) · as Narration |
| 2011 | Broken Blade: Edge of the Line of Death · as Borcuse (voice) |
| 2010 | Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse · as Kokuto (voice) |
| 2010 | Mardock Scramble: The First Compression · as Shell Septinos |
| 2010 | Break Blade: The Earth of Calamity · as Borcuse |
| 2010 | Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (TV Series) · as Jiggy Pepper (voice) |
| 2010 | Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade · as General Borcuse |
| 2010 | The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (TV Series) · as Refal Edia (voice) |
| 2010 | Kamen Rider Super Den-O Trilogy: Episode Red - Zero's Star Twinkle · as Piggies Imagin (eldest Brother) (voice) |
| 2010 | Gintama: The Movie · as Hijikata Toushirou (voice) |
| 2010 | XXXHOLiC: Go · as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice) |
| 2010 | House of Five Leaves (TV Series) · as Senkichi |
| 2010 | You're Being Summoned, Azazel (TV Series) · as Salamander (voice) |
| 2010 | Durarara!! (TV Series) · as Ginjiro Maruoka |
| 2009 | Toriko (TV Series) · as Roronoa Zoro |
| 2009 | One Piece: Strong World · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2009 | Kiddy Girl-AND (TV Series) · as Torch |
| 2009 | Seinto Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meio Shinwa (TV Series) · as Capricorn El Cid |
| 2009 | Hatsukoi Limited (TV Series) · as Gengorou Takei (voice) |
| 2009 | 07-Ghost (TV Series) · as Katsuragi |
| 2009 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV Series) · as Miles (voice) |
| 2009 | Asura Cryin' (TV Series) · as Takaya Kagakagari |
| 2009 | Sengoku Basara (TV Series) · as Date Masamune (voice) |
| 2009 | Samurai Harem (TV Series) · as Ryo Washizu (voice) |
| 2009 | White Album (TV Series) · as Tamaru (voice) |
| 2009 | Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! · as Gaomon (voice) |
| 2008 | Wan pîsu: Romansu keimei · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2008 | Corpse Princess (TV Series) · as Hagino |
| 2008 | Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors · as Kanzo Mogi (voice) |
| 2008 | Blade of the Immortal (TV Series) · as Taito Magatsu (voice) |
| 2008 | Antique Bakery (2008) (TV Series) · as Tachibana's Abductor (voice) |
| 2008 | One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2008 | Engine Sentai Go-Onger (TV Series) · as Hiramechimedes |
| 2007 | Neuro - Supernatural Detective (TV Series) · as Noriyuki Ihara |
| 2007 | Death Note Relight - Visions of a God · as Kanzo Mogi (voice) |
| 2007 | One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2007 | Naruto Shippuden (TV Series) · as Furido |
| 2007 | Nodame Cantabile (2007) (TV Series) · as Kouzou Etou (voice) |
| 2007 | Bakuretsu tenshi: Infinity · as Cast |
| 2006 | Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode! · as Gaomon (voice) |
| 2006 | Hataraki Man (TV Series) · as Sugawara, Fumiya |
| 2006 | D.Gray-man (TV Series) · as Goz |
| 2006 | Death Note (TV Series) · as Kanzo Mogi (voice) |
| 2006 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: TV Movie I - The Shattered World · as Reverend Malchio |
| 2006 | Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV Series) · as Zagi |
| 2006 | xxxHOLiC (TV Series) · as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice) |
| 2006 | Digimon: Data Squad (TV Series) · as Gaomon (voice) |
| 2006 | One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2006 | Hellsing Ultimate (TV Series) · as Jan Valentine |
| 2005 | Gintama (TV Series) · as Toushirou Hijikata (voice) |
| 2005 | The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2005 | Noein: To Your Other Self (TV Series) · as Karasu (voice) |
| 2005 | IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (TV Series) · as River Marque (voice) |
| 2005 | XxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Shizuka Doumeki |
| 2005 | Ultraman Max (TV Series) · as Ultraman Max |
| 2005 | Trinity Blood (TV Series) · as Tres Iqus (voice) |
| 2005 | One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2005 | Masked Rider Hibiki (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Grenadier (TV Series) · as Yajiro Kajima (voice) |
| 2004 | Samurai Gun (TV Series) · as Matsuzaki |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Samurai Champloo (TV Series) · as Mugen (voice) |
| 2004 | One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2004 | One piece: Mezase! Kaizoku yakyu o · as Roronoa Zoro |
| 2004 | Tokusou Sentai DekaRanger (TV Series) · as Igaroids (voice) |
| 2003 | Ragnarok The Animation (TV Series) · as Iruga (voice) |
| 2003 | One Piece: Protect! The Last Great Stage · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2003 | BPS: Battle Programmer Shirase (TV Series) · as Satoshi Shirase (bps) (voice) |
| 2003 | Scrapped Princess (TV Series) · as Galil |
| 2003 | One Piece: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, Huge Dream! · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2003 | Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (TV Series) · as Iruga Alam |
| 2003 | One Piece: Dead End Adventure · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2002 | Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter (TV Series) · as Raimi (voice) |
| 2002 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (TV Series) · as Reverend Malchio (voice) |
| 2002 | Ai Yori Aoshi (TV Series) · as Suzuki |
| 2002 | The Twelve Kingdoms (TV Series) · as Gaishi |
| 2002 | One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2002 | One Piece: Dream Soccer King! · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2002 | Mirage of Blaze (TV Series) · as Sinya Asaoka (voice) |
| 2001 | Hellsing (TV Series) · as Jan Valentine (voice) |
| 2001 | Star Ocean EX (TV Series) · as Snake Man |
| 2001 | One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2001 | One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2000 | One Piece TV Special: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 2000 | InuYasha (TV Series) · as Hoshiyomi |
| 2000 | One Piece: The Movie · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 1999 | One Piece (TV Series) · as Roronoa Zoro (voice) |
| 1999 | Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1999 | Tenamonya Voyagers (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1999 | Angel Links (TV Series) · as Sergei (voice) |
| 1998 | Blue Submarine No. 6 (TV Series) · as Captain Of The Shang |
| 1998 | Initial D (TV Series) · as Ryuji Ikeda (voice) |
| 1998 | Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV Series) · as Male Student |
| 1998 | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (TV Series) · as Prince Reona (voice) |
| 1997 | Master of Mosquiton '99 (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Pokémon (TV Series) · as Naoshi |
| 1996 | After War Gundam X (TV Series) · as Witz Sou (voice) |
| 1996 | Dragon Ball GT (TV Series) · as Heishi B |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole · as Orangeat (voice) |
| 1992 | Sailor Moon (TV Series) · as Ittou Asanuma |
| 1986 | Saint Seiya (TV Series) · as El Cid De Capricórnio |
| 1975 | Super Sentai (TV Series) · as Garou (voice) / Ookami Blue |
| 1971 | Kamen Rider (TV Series) · as Eiki (voice) |