Kanai (surname)

Kanai (written: 金井) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Hideta Kanai (金井 秀太), Japanese javelin thrower
 * Hiroyuki Kanai, Japanese philatelist
 * Katsu Kanai, Japanese film director
 * Kikuko Kanai (1911–1986), Japanese composer
 * Kota Kanai (金井 恒太), Japanese shogi player
 * Kiyotaka Kanai, astronomer
 * Lincoln Kanai, Japanese-American activist
 * Mieko Kanai, fiction writer
 * Mika Kanai, voice actress, also known as Mika Yamadera
 * Mitsunari Kanai, aikido teacher
 * Norishige Kanai, Japanese astronaut candidate
 * Noritoshi Kanai (金井 紀年), Japanese businessman
 * Ryuta Kanai (金井 隆太), Japanese footballer
 * Taio Kanai (金井 大旺), Japanese hurdler
 * Yuta Kanai, actor
 * Yutaka Kanai (1959–1990), Japanese long-distance runner

Fictional characters

 * Izumi Kanai, a character in the film Battle Royale
 * Kamon Kanai, antagonist in Yakuza 5