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Kazuhiro Nakaya

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After Nao Kanzaki receives a strange letter and a suitcase containing 100 million yen, she learns that she has been selected to participate in the LIAR GAME. Nao turns to a former con artist to survive the twisted game.
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Liar Game (2026– )
Kazuhiro Nakaya was born on 13 February 1979 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024), Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) and Marvel Future Avengers (2017). He has been married to Rinko Hayashi since 17 January 2017.
BornFebruary 13, 1979
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)
    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
    8.5
    Video Game
    • Ichiban Kasuga(voice)
    • 2024
    George Takei, Brian Bloom, Will Yun Lee, Kiichi Nakai, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôsuke Toriumi, Andrew Morgado, Greg Chun, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ken Yasuda, Kaiji Tang, Kazuhiro Nakaya, and Sumire Uesaka in Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020)
    Yakuza: Like a Dragon
    8.4
    Video Game
    • Ichiban Kasuga(voice)
    • 2020
    Marvel Future Avengers (2017)
    Marvel Future Avengers
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Captain America(voice)
    Yakuza Ishin (2014)
    Yakuza Ishin
    8.0
    Video Game
    • Okada Izo(voice)
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Liar Game (2026)
      Liar Game
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Leronira (voice)
      • 2026
    • The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me, But Showers Me with Adoration (2026)
      The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me, But Showers Me with Adoration
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Royas Family Head Chef (voice)
      • 2026
    • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)
      That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Agara (voice)
      • 2026
    • Eren the Southpaw (2026)
      Eren the Southpaw
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Aren Yamagishi (voice)
      • 2026
    • A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation (2026)
      A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Lizel's Father (voice)
      • 2026
    • Kentarô Itô, Katsuyuki Konishi, Jôji Nakata, Kenji Nomura, Tomokazu Sugita, Eiji Takemoto, Hôchû Ôtsuka, Takayuki Sugô, Masaki Terasoma, Mamiko Noto, Kenjiro Tsuda, Sayaka Ôhara, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Haruka Shiraishi, and Chikahiro Kobayashi in Golden Kamuy (2018)
      Golden Kamuy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Kimuspu (Young) (voice)
      • 2026
    • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026)
      That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
      6.2
      • Agera (voice)
      • 2026
    • Oshi No Ko (2023)
      Oshi No Ko
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Male Customer
      • Itano
      • Kazuhiko Itano (voice)
      • 2026
    • Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties (2026)
      Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
      7.2
      Video Game
      • Ichiban Kasuga (voice)
      • 2026
    • Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu (2026)
      Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Akira Nishikiyama
      • 2026
    • The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019)
      The Rising of the Shield Hero
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Larva (voice)
      • 2025
    • Catch Me at the Ballpark! (2025)
      Catch Me at the Ballpark!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mitsui Retto (voice)
      • 2025
    • Yakuza 0: Director's Cut (2025)
      Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Akira Nishikiyama (voice)
      • 2025
    • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (2025)
      Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
      7.5
      Video Game
      • Kazuhiro Nakaya (voice)
      • 2025
    • The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
      The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Schwarz (voice)
      • 2024

    Additional Crew

    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • consultant and footage & stills provided by: (as Dr. Kazuhiro Nakaya)
      • 2017

    Soundtrack

    • Arata Iura, Hideo Nakano, Hitoshi Ozawa, Riki Takeuchi, Shingo Tsurumi, Hidenari Ugaki, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Takaya Kuroda in Yakuza 0 (2015)
      Yakuza 0
      8.9
      Video Game
      • performer: "JUDGEMENT -Shinpan-", "Heartbreak Mermaid"
      • 2015

    Videos15

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:54
    Official Trailer
    Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
    Trailer 1:26
    Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
    Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
    Trailer 1:26
    Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
    Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
    Trailer 1:24
    Yakuza: Kiwami (VG)
    Yakuza 0 (VG)
    Trailer 1:32
    Yakuza 0 (VG)
    Yakuza 0 (VG)
    Trailer 1:33
    Yakuza 0 (VG)
    Yakuza 0 (VG)
    Trailer 1:16
    Yakuza 0 (VG)

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Nakaya Kazuhiro
    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • February 13, 1979
      • Hokkaido, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Rinko HayashiJanuary 17, 2017 - present

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