Toshie Oguda was born in Japan and first came to Europe as Yoshie Oida's assistant director in Paris, according to the credits for a feature film (http://www.footloosefilms.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/site/paradisegrove/Info/m...). She was nominated for Best Actress in the Charrington London Fringe Awards for her work on Mark Rylance's production of The Changeling at the Finborough Theatre in 1991.