Minoru Kawai is a Japanese voice actor born on January 26, 1979 in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 2009 and was previously affiliated with Bell Production before transitioning to freelance work. His professional activity has primarily been in video games rather than traditional anime series, though he has contributed to several major Japanese role-playing game franchises.

In the gaming field, Kawai is known for providing the Japanese voice of Darailas the Technician in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince and its subsequent Deluxe Edition for Windows. He also voiced Navyth Arlund in Final Fantasy XV, a role taken by Patrick Seitz in the English version, and contributed additional voices across multiple iterations of that title, including the Windows Edition and Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition. His work in the Naruto franchise includes roles as Alliance Ninja A in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and as a Shinobi in Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker. Additional game credits include a cast role in Fire Emblem: Warriors and participation in Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below.

Regarding his work in film-series voice acting, the specific roles mentioned from the Transformers live-action movies are not documented in available records, and no verified information exists regarding recurring collaborations with specific directors, studios, or other voice actors. He has not received any major industry awards or honors for his voice acting work.