Chimpanzee Impersonates Japanese Celebs

At the beginning of each episode of the Japanese TV show Shimura Zoo, a mystery guest celebrity is introduced through a series of clues. In recent months, performing chimpanzee Pan-kun and his canine friend James have helped provide such clues by acting out traits of the celebrities. Here are three such examples!

Celebrity 1: Mona Yamamoto

• She likes wine, so Pan-kun drinks some grape juice out of a wine glass.
• Paparazzi like to follow her around and take pictures for Japanese gossip magazines, so Pan-kun runs away from cameramen.

Celebrity 2: Yumi Adachi

• She works for the same talent agency that employs Yoshio Kojima, so Pan-kun dresses up in Kojima-style underwear. It is also Becky’s talent agency, so James dresses up as Becky.
• She has children, so Pan-kun and James play the role of parents. Their trainer is the baby.

Celebrity 3: Mai Satoda

• She plays the piano, and so can Pan-kun!
• Pan-kun reveals some hints about her name by holding up a cube of sugar (sato) that is sweet (amai). He even manages to write the katakana character for sa with a brush!
• In her early career she promoted herself as a farm girl, so Pan-kun does some farming.