Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1960, Hiromichi Hosoma is a professor at the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Waseda University. His research into everyday voice and body movements is combined with an interest in audiovisual culture. He has authored several books, including “Idatenbanashi” (“Idaten Stories”), “Kyo no Ama-chan kara” (“From Today’s ‘Ama-chan’”), both published by Kawade Shobo; “Elan Nyumon” (“Introduction to Elan”) by Hitsuji Shobo; “Futatsu no Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni” (“Two ‘In This Corner of the World’s”), “Ehagaki no Jidai” (“The Age of Postcards”), “Asakusa Junikai” (“Asakusa Twelve-stories”), all by Seidosha; “Kaigo suru karada” (“The Caring Body”) by Igaku-Shoin; “Uta no shikumi” (“How Songs Work”) by Pia; “Mickey wa naze kuchibue wo fukuka” (“Why Does Mickey Whistle?”) by Shincho Sensho; and “Ehagaki no naka no Hikone” (“Hikone in Postcards”).