Kazuya Nakai
Date of birth: 1967-11-25
Place of birth: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Накай Кадзуя, 中井 和哉
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.
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One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
2001-03-03
Relaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luff
Ghost in the Shell: Ghost Chaser
2018-11-02
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One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta
2007-03-03
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One Piece Film: Strong World
2009-12-12
20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears ca
One Piece: The Great Treasure of Tongari Island
2016-11-01
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
2017-03-18
Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition
One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage
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Aired after Episode 174 - It is the last performance of a great actor and playwright, but several ac
God Eater Prologue
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One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword
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xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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One Piece Episode of East Blue
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Gintama: The Movie
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One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
2006-03-04
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One Piece: The Movie
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One Piece Special: The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
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Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
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Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion
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Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade
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Engine Sentai Go-Onger Special DVD: It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!
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One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
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Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death
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Fifth Break Blade Movie. Girge is questioned by Narvi over his surprise attack against Borcuse force
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust
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Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult
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Blue Exorcist: The Movie
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The Tatami Time Machine Blues
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One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure
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One Piece Film: Z
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One Piece Episode of Alabasta Prologue
2011-08-20
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One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster
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Luffy continues his voyage with the Straw Hat Pirates in hopes of becoming the Pirate King. That is
One Piece: Glorious Island
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One Piece Film Gold: Episode 0
2016-07-02
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
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Lemming
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Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm
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The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
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1955. Kitaro's father, Medama Oyaji, comes to Yagura Village in search of his missing wife. The vill
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
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One Piece Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
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PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
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Rainbow Fireflies
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One Piece Special: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!
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Bonnie & Max are crew members of Pirate Zap's ship. They're tired of the life they're in a want to e
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
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Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
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Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension
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Luffy's Fall! The Unexplored Region - Grand Adventure in the Ocean's Navel
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Switch
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xxxHolic: Rō
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Fate/Prototype
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Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 Years After
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PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
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One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will
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One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival
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One Piece: Dream Soccer King!
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Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
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Uchu Sentai Kyuranger The Movie: The Geth Indaver Strikes Back!
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Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
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Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
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Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
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Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
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No More Heroes 1.5
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Gintama on Theater 2D: Shinsengumi Crisis Arc
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Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
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Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Live & Show 2018
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One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
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One Piece: Dead End Adventure
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Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
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One Piece: Heart of Gold
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Lupinranger vs Patranger vs Kyuranger
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Godzilla: The Planet Eater
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One Piece Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
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One Piece: Stampede
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Gintama: The Very Final
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Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Shadow and Light
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