Kazuya Nakai
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2001
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
as Borma (voice)
2018
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2007
One Piece Film: Strong World
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2009
One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
2017
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2003
God Eater Prologue
as Soma Schicksal
2009
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2004
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Shizuka Domeki (voice)
2005
One Piece Episode of East Blue
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2017
Gintama: The Movie
as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
2010
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2008
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2006
One Piece: The Movie
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2000
One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2005
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
as Date Masamune (voice)
2011
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
as Shell Septinos
2010
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
as Shell Septinos
2011
Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade
as General Borcuse
2010
TV Appearances
Samurai Champloo
as Mugen (voice)
2004
White Album
as Tamaru (voice)
2009
Noein: To Your Other Self
as Noein (voice)
2005
Noein: To Your Other Self
as Karasu (voice)
2005
Battle Programmer Shirase
as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
2003
Trinity Blood
as Tres Iqus (voice)
2005
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
as Madoka Kirisaki (voice)
2021
JOKER GAME
as Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice)
2016
JOKER GAME
as Fukumoto (voice)
2016
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
as River Marque (voice)
2005
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
as (voice)
1999
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
as Reverend Malchio (voice)
2002