Kazuya Nakai
Acting
Born: Nov 25, 1967
From: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tatami Time Machine Blues | Master Higuchi (voice) | 2022 | 8.5 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser | Borma (voice) | 2018 | 5.75 |
| Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game | Shoichi Imayoshi (voice) | 2017 | 7.647 |
| One Piece Episode of East Blue | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2017 | 7.795 |
| One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2016 | 8.0 |
| Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult | Borma (voice) | 2015 | 6.3 |
| One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2014 | 7.074 |
| Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust | Shell Septinos | 2012 | 6.6 |
| Blue Exorcist: The Movie | Ryuji Suguro (voice) | 2012 | 7.25 |
| One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2012 | 6.698 |
| Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | Date Masamune (voice) | 2011 | 5.8 |
| Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion | Shell Septinos | 2011 | 6.3 |
| One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2011 | 6.7 |
| Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death | Borcuse (voice) | 2011 | 5.0 |
| Gintama: The Movie | Hijikata Toushirou (voice) | 2010 | 7.424 |
| Mardock Scramble: The First Compression | Shell Septinos | 2010 | 6.864 |
| Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade | General Borcuse | 2010 | 5.3 |
| One Piece Film: Strong World | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2009 | 7.428 |
| God Eater Prologue | Soma Schicksal | 2009 | 7.0 |
| One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2008 | 7.053 |
| Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! | Kokorootomedes (voice) | 2008 | — |
| One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2007 | 6.9 |
| One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2006 | 7.0 |
| Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! | Gaomon (voice) | 2006 | 7.0 |
| xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shizuka Domeki (voice) | 2005 | 6.533 |
| One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2005 | 6.9 |
| One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2004 | 6.862 |
| One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2003 | 7.3 |
| One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2001 | 6.886 |
| One Piece: The Movie | Roronoa Zoro (voice) | 2000 | 7.057 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1967 |
| From | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |