Kazuya Nakai
Acting · Born 1967-11-25 · age 58 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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.
Titles
One Piece
Death Note
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
One Piece Film Red
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Dan Da Dan
xxxHOLiC
Samurai Champloo
One Piece: Stampede
Fire Force
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Death Parade
Hellsing
One Piece Film: Z
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
One Piece Film: GOLD
Blue Exorcist
Star Wars: Visions
Bungo Stray Dogs
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
One Piece Film: Strong World
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Danganronpa: The Animation
Tengoku Daimakyo
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Gintama
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Ahiru no Sora
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
B: The Beginning
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
Aldnoah.Zero
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
God Eater
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Rurouni Kenshin
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game