is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. He plays Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei from Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series, Shinjiro Aragaki from the Persona series, Mugen from Samurai Champloo, Mondo Owada from the Danganronpa series, Ultraman Max in Ultraman Max and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game Ghost of Tsushima.
He won a Best Supporting Actor award at the 5th Seiyu Awards in 2011 for his roles in One Piece and Gin Tama.
Filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Series Role Notes Source After War Gundam X Witz Sou Debut role Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Ittou Asanuma Dragon Ball GT Villager / Heishi B Blue Submarine No. 6 Captain of the Shang Angel Links Sergei –present One Piece Roronoa Zoro, Pierre, Charlotte Nusstorte Hellsing Jan Valentine TV series Ultimate Muscle Hanzou Ai Yori Aoshi Suzuki 2002 Detective Conan Takashi Kotegawa Scrapped Princess Galil, Socom Battle Programmer Shirase Akira Shirase Inuyasha Hoshiyomi Ragnarok the Animation Iruga Samurai Champloo Mugen Samurai Gun Matsuzaki Shunkai Grenadier Yajiro Kojima Trinity Blood Tres Iqus Noein Karasu, Noein –21 Gintama series Toshiro Hijikata –10 xxxHolic series Shizuka Dômeki Jyu Oh Sei Zagi Death Note Kanzo Mogi Digimon Savers Gaomon Hataraki Man Fumiya Sugawara Nodame Cantabile Kozou Etou Blade of the Immortal Taito Magatsu Naruto Shippuden Kazuma Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi Ryo Washizu Asura Cryin' Takaya Kagakagari Also 2nd series –10 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings series Date Masamune Also Sengoku Basara II First Love Limited Gengorou Takei –10 Kiddy Girl-and Torch Dogs: Bullets & Carnage Melvin Scrooge Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Major Miles 2011NichijouThree of Spades (card)Episode 17 Blue Exorcist Ryuji Suguro Fate/Prototype Lancer/Cú Chulainn OVA Brave 10 Nezu Jinpachi Initial D Fifth Stage Ryuji Ikeda –15 Kuroko's Basketball Shōichi Imayoshi Ixion Saga DT Sainglain Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman Roman 2013Danganronpa: The AnimationMondo Owada Toriko Roronoa Zoro Ep. 99 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Borma OVA Space Dandy Dolph Ep. 10 Nobunaga The Fool Alexander Magical Warfare Kippei Washizu Broken Blade General Borcuse Hero Bank Fukuta Kanemaru Aldnoah.Zero Koichirō Marito Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement Date Masamune Death Parade Takashi Blood Blockade Battlefront Zapp Renfro 2nd Season in 2017 Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Alternative Architecture Borma TV series God Eater Soma Schicksal Joker Game Fukumoto Girlish Number Kuzu-P Dragon Ball Super Tagoma All Out!! Renpei Sakura Rin-ne Wandering Power Stone Ep. 57 Altair: A Record of Battles Balaban Elegant Yokai Apartment Life Akira Fukase Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Urashiki Ōtsutsuki That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Laplace Gakuen Basara Date Masamune RobiHachi Robby Yarge Fire Force Akitaru Ōbi Ahiru no Sora Shinichi Chiba Stars Align Kenji Kyōbate Ace of Diamond: Act II Seiya Akashi Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan Furitsuke Capellini Battle Game in 5 Seconds Madoka Kirisaki Digimon Ghost Game Angoramon Tesla Note Kyōhei Himi Love All Play Hitoshi Ebihara Tatami Time Machine Blues Seitarō Higuchi Replaced Keiji Fujiwara Skeleton Knight in Another World Fumba Soodu Rozombanya Parallel World Pharmacy Camus de Sade Gamera Rebirth Raymond Osborn GAMERA -Rebirth- Production committee, January 29th, 2024, GAMERA -Rebirth- Official Artbook, p.90, KADOKAWA, ISBN：9784041138410 Heavenly Delusion Robin Inazaki Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Sigma Red Wing Pokémon Horizons: The Series Brassius Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Kerioil Dandadan Alien Serpo Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Gaku Miyama Puniru Is a Cute Slime Hiroshi Mado Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Shakku Arai Sakamoto Days Carolina Reaper 2025Digimon BeatbreakAzuka Tenma Jujutsu Kaisen Kinji Hakari
Films + List of voice performances in feature films Year Series Role Notes Source Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie Oranja -22 One Piece films Roronoa Zoro xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Shizuka Dômeki Bleach: Hell Verse Kokuto Keep it up!! Gametarō Kokuto A spinoff story of Gamera the Brave, and Gametarō is one of siblings of Toto (Gamera). Digimon Savers Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! Gaomon Gintama: The Movie Hijikata Toshirou Broken Blade General Borcuse Bleach: Hell Verse Kokutō Sengoku Basara: The Last Party Date Masamune Rainbow Fireflies Kenzo (adult) Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya Toshiro Hijikata Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth Shinjiro Aragaki Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth Shinjiro Aragaki Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper Timothy Hunter Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Tagoma Ghost in the Shell: The Movie Borma The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Seitarō Higuchi Haikara-san ga Tōru Shingo Onijima DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Aquaman Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Halu-Elu Dolu-do Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple Tatsuhiko Shibusawa Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Halu-Elu Dolu-do 2018 Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative Iago Haakana Godzilla: The Planet Eater Halu-Elu Dolu-do 2021 Gintama: The Very Final Toshiro Hijikata 2021 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Flect Turn 2021 The Journey Musab 2023 Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe Kōzō Ryūga
Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Series Role Notes Source Meltylancer: Ginga Shoujo Keisatu 2086 Brass, Grianos Sega Saturn Dynasty Warriors series Xiahou Dun, Dian Wei Sparkling Feather Garnet PC FX Langrisser IV Cleones, Bruno, Rivers Sega Saturn Saturn Bomberman Fight!! Denta Sega Saturn Final Fantasy X Wakka PS2 Kingdom Hearts Wakka PS2 Final Fantasy X-2 Wakka PS2 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow Barry Ho PS2 Sengoku Basara series Date Masamune Persona 3 Shinjiro Aragaki PS2 –2008 Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss Katsumi Shiba PS2, Also Second season for NDS Gundam Battle Royale Eigar PSP JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Jonathan Joestar (child) PS2 Shining Wind Hyoun PS2 –2022 No More Heroes series Travis Touchdown 2009Yakuza 3HasebePS3, PS4 Garnet Chronicle Henson PSP Zangeki no Reginleiv Sigmund Wii 2010Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocMondo OwadaPSP, iOS, Android, PSVita, PC, PS4 God Eater series Soma Schicksal .hack//Link Orgel PSP The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Alex Dudley PSP Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Gilgamesh PSP The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure Alex Dudley PSP Fate Holy Grail Hot Springs War Lancer Project X Zone Soma Schicksal 3DS Shining Ark Adam PSP Hero Bank Fukuta Kanemaru Shining Dragon Refrain Joachim Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC Yakuza 0 Yamagata PS4, PS3, PC Granblue Fantasy Eustace iOS, Android, Browser Fate/Grand Order Cú Chulainn (Prototype) iOS, Android World of Final Fantasy Gilgamesh PS4, Vita, PC 2016OnmyōjiKuromujōiOS, Android Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Raijin, Wakka, Gilgamesh iOS, Android 2017Akane-sasu Sekai de Kimi to UtauOda NobunagaiOS, Android Fire Emblem Heroes Astram, Helbindi iOS, Android Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Gilgamesh PS Vita, PS4 The King of Fighters All Star Toshiro Hijikata Android, iOS Graffiti Smash Gatorium iOS, Android Another Eden Jade iOS, Android The King of Fighters for Girls Chang Koehan Android, iOS Ghost of Tsushima Jin Sakai PS4, PC Arknights Mountain Android, iOS Tales of Arise Mahavar PS5, Xbox X/S, PC Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Gilgamesh PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, PC Octopath Traveler II Partitio Yellowil PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC Persona 3 Reload Shinjiro Aragaki PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Gilgamesh PS5, PC Yakuza 0: Director's Cut Yamagata Nintendo Switch 2
Drama CDs + List of voice performances in audio dramas Series Role Notes Source Double Call D-Xhird Schneider Gekkan Tokimeki Memorial 13 Fate/Prototype: Christmas Murder Case Lancer Megami Ibunroku Persona Kido Reiji Persona 3 character drama CD vol 3 Ragnarok the Animation Iruga Tokimeki Memorial Love Song wo Kimi ni Atsushi Kudou Maru Maru Manun
Television drama Year Series Role Notes Source 2025 Unbound Iwatoya Genpachi Taiga drama
Tokusatsu + List of voice performances in tokusatsu Year Series Role Notes Source Ultraman World UltraSuper Ranking Ultraseven Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger Igaroid, Gedoian Uniga Eps. 7 – 8, 12, 25, 30, 34 (Igaroid), 49 – 50 (Gedonian Uniga) Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action Igaroid Movie Kamen Rider Hibiki Narration Ultraman Max Ultraman Max Engine Sentai Go-onger Land Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes/Detaramedes/Urameshimedes Eps. 15 – 23 (Hiramechimedes), 23 (Detaramedes), 24 (Urameshimedes) Engine Sentai Go-onger It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!! Kokorootomedes Original DVD Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy Piggies Imagin (Eldest Son) (Voiced by Kousuke Toriumi (Second Son), Tetsuya Kakihara (Third Son)) Movie Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 10 Years After Igaroid Movie Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger Garu/Ookami Blue Eps. 1 – 6, 8 – 9, 12 – 14 16 – 18, 22 -,(Ookami Blue) Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen Garu/Ookami Blue Movie Uchu Sentai Kyuranger the Movie: Gase Indaver Strikes Back Garu/Ookami Blue Movie Lupinranger VS Patranger VS Kyuranger Garu/Ookami Blue V-Cinema
Dubbing + List of dub performances in overseas productions Series Role Voice dub for / Notes Source 2 Days in the Valley Lee Woods James Spader 2012 Adrian Helmsley Chiwetel Ejiofor The Amateur Charles Heller Rami Malek Annie William "Will" Stacks Jamie Foxx Black Panther W'Kabi Daniel Kaluuya The Cuphead Show! King Dice Wayne Brady / Animation Emma's Chance Kevin Chambers Joey Lawrence Encanto Bruno Madrigal John Leguizamo / Animation Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Aberforth Dumbledore Richard Coyle The Flight Attendant Alex Sokolov Michiel Huisman Gods of Egypt Thoth Chadwick Boseman Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 High Evolutionary Chukwudi Iwuji Judas and the Black Messiah Fred Hampton Daniel Kaluuya Legends of Tomorrow Rip Hunter Arthur Darvill My Little Eye Travis Patterson Bradley Cooper No Time to Die Lyutsifer Safin Rami Malek One Piece Roronoa Zoro Mackenyu Oppenheimer David L. Hill Rami Malek The Penguin Milos Grapa James Madio Resident Evil: Afterlife Angel Ortiz Sergio Peris-Mencheta Snatch Turkish Jason Statham Snow White Quigg George Appleby The Thieves Johnny Derek Tsang Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Simon John Clarence Stewart
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Official agency profile
Kazuya Nakai at Oricon