Kanai (surname)
Kanai is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Hideta Kanai, Japanese javelin thrower
- Hiroyuki Kanai, Japanese philatelist
- Katsu Kanai, Japanese film director
- Kikuko Kanai, Japanese composer
- Kota Kanai, Japanese shogi player
- Kiyotaka Kanai, astronomer
- Mieko Kanai, fiction writer
- Mika Kanai, voice actress, also known as Mika Yamadera
- Mitsunari Kanai, aikido teacher
- Norishige Kanai, Japanese astronaut candidate
- Noritoshi Kanai, Japanese businessman
- Ryuta Kanai, Japanese footballer
- Taio Kanai, Japanese hurdler
- Yuta Kanai, actor
- Yutaka Kanai, Japanese long-distance runner
Fictional characters
- Izumi Kanai, a character in the film Battle Royale
