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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-11-25
Place of birth
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Images
Cast
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
2018
5.30
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009
7.40
God Eater Prologue
2009
6.50
One Piece Episode of East Blue
2017
7.97
Gintama: The Movie
2010
7.40
One Piece: The Movie
2000
7.07
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
2011
5.30
One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
2011
6.70
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
2012
7.27
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
2022
8.00
One Piece Film: Z
2012
7.49
One Piece: Glorious Island
2012
6.30
One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
2016
7.20
Lemming
2013
0.00
Rainbow Fireflies
2012
7.10
One Piece Film Red
2022
7.18
Switch
2008
0.00
Arakure Knight
1997
0.00
xxxHolic: Rō
2010
7.20
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
2024
8.14
Fate/Prototype
2011
6.00
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
2017
7.50
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
7.21
One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
2002
6.50
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
2010
7.57
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
2017
6.38
No More Heroes 1.5
2012
7.00
One Piece: Dead End Adventure
2003
7.01
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
2018
8.10
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
2018
7.10
One Piece: Heart of Gold
2016
7.37
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
2018
6.52
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
2008
6.10
One Piece: Stampede
2019
7.80
Gintama: The Very Final
2021
8.20
The Journey
2021
6.60
One Piece: Ice Hunter
2007
0.00
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
2017
6.38
