Nicolas Cage Is All Smiles During Rare Public Appearance With 29-Year-Old 5th Wife, Riko Shibata
Fans will always adore Nicolas Cage for his roles as historian Ben Gates in National Treasure and alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson in Leaving Las Vegas, among others. The 60-year-old is also known for his unconventional personal life, producing five marriages that reflect his whirlwind romances and fast-paced lifestyle.
Most recently, Cage has enjoyed three years of love with his wife, Riko Shibata. The pair rarely step out in public. However, they made a special exception for the Newport Beach Film Festival, where the Longlegs star received special honors with the Icon Award.
Nicolas Cage and wife of three years, Riko Shibata, looked comfortable and happy together on the red carpet
Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata walked the red carpet together before the Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) Honors Brunch. The October 20 event featured a speech from the Face/Off actor himself and highlighted Variety’s “10 Actors to Watch” at The Balboa Bay Club and Resort. In addition to Cage, NBFF honored Margaret Qualley, Christoph Waltz, Joan Chen, Sheryl Lee Ralph, June Squibb, Colman Domingo, Diane Warren, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, George MacKay, Bobby Cannavale, and Amy Poehler.
“Film performance to me is very much a handmade, organic, from-scratch process,” Cage explained, according to Los Angeles Magazine. “It’s from the heart, it’s from the imagination, it’s from thoughts and detail and thinking and honing and preparing.”
The Renfield actor delivered advice to the 10 young actors celebrated at the brunch: “If you’re approached by a studio to sign a contract permitting them to use [artificial intelligence] on your performance, I want you to consider what I’m calling MVMFMBMI: My voice, my face, my body, my imagination, my performance in response. Protect your instrument — thank you.”
Cage’s wife, Shibata, sat near the front of the event, supporting his husband throughout his speech. The 29-year-old represents a new chapter in his life. We don’t know much about the Kyoto, Japan, native, but reports describe Shibata as having a background in visual arts. Cage and Shibata allegedly met in Japan through mutual friends while Cage. Their connection grew quickly, and the two got engaged via FaceTime during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cage mailed Shibata a black diamond engagement ring, reports People.
The couple wed on February 16, 2021 — a date that honors Cage’s late father — in a small, intimate ceremony at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Shibata wore a traditional Japanese bridal kimono, and Cage donned a Tom Ford tuxedo. Following their wedding, they honeymooned in New York City.
Despite their low-profile lifestyle, the couple occasionally makes public appearances together, attracting attention due to their 31-year age difference and the mystery surrounding Shibata’s life.
Nicolas and Shibata currently reside in Las Vegas, where he owns several properties. Since their wedding, the pair welcomed a daughter, August Francesca Coppola Cage, born in September 2022. Nicolas has two children, sons Kal-El and Weston. (More on them later.) Cage and Shibata’s marriage reflects a quieter, more settled phase in Nicolas’s life compared to his earlier relationships. He has spoken publicly about his happiness with Shibata, emphasizing how supportive and calming she is.
Nicolas Cage’s marriage history
Nicolas Cage’s first marriage was to Patricia Arquette in 1995. He famously proposed to the True Romance actor on the first day they met, at a restaurant. They dated for a while but broke up because it was “too much and too fast,” according to Arquette, who was 19 at the time, reports People. Years later, their courtship resumed, leading to their marriage in 1995. Nicolas and Arquette’s relationship was tumultuous, marked by separations and reconciliations. They eventually divorced in 2001 after six years of marriage.
In 2002, Nicolas married Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley’s daughter, which attracted significant media attention. Their relationship lasted just over three months before they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. In interviews after their split, both Nicolas and Presley described their relationship as intense and passionate but ultimately unsustainable.
Nicolas Cage’s third marriage was to Alice Kim, a former waitress and actress, in 2004. They met at a restaurant where she worked. Despite their significant age difference (Kim was 20 at the time, and Nicolas was 40), they married just two months later so they could travel to South Africa together (Nicolas was filming Lord of War there). Together, they had a son, Kal-El, born in 2005.
This was Nicolas’s longest marriage, lasting 12 years before they separated in 2016. The pair never disclosed the reasons for their divorce. However, they reportedly remain on good terms to co-parent their son, now 19.’
In 2019, Nicolas made headlines again when he married Erika Koike, a makeup artist, in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted just four days before Nicolas filed for annulment. He cited that they had both been intoxicated and that he was unaware of her criminal history at the time of their wedding. The relationship dissolved as quickly as it began, with Nicolas saying that the marriage had been a “mistake.”
Nicolas’s other son, Weston Coppola Cage, is from his previous relationship with model/actor Christina Fulton. Weston, now 33, is an actor, producer, and mixed martial artist, who has appeared in films like D-Day and Get Gone.
