Nicolas Cage, 56, has tied the knot for the fifth time to 26-year-old girlfriend Riko Shibata in a small Las Vegas ceremony where his ex-wife and son joined in the celebrations, DailyMail.com can reveal.
The Oscar-winning actor married Shibata in an ‘intimate’ wedding at the Wynn Casino and Hotel in Sin City back on February 16, with the date chosen to honor the birthday of the groom’s late father.
Cage, whose fourth marriage to Erika Koike ended after just four days back in 2019, confirmed the wedding Friday and said the couple were enjoying newly-wedded bliss.
‘It’s true, and we are very happy,’ he told DailyMail.com in a statement.
Nicolas Cage, 56, has tied the knot for the fifth time to 26-year-old girlfriend Riko Shibata in a small Las Vegas ceremony where his ex-wife and son joined in the celebrations, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal
The Oscar-winning actor married Shibata in an intimate wedding at the Wynn Casino and Hotel in Sin City (pictured) back on February 16, with the date chosen to honor the birthday of the groom’s late father
The bride wore a black handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers. She held a bouquet of yellow and red roses that offset her bright red lipstick, while she wore her long dark hair falling straight around her shoulders
Cage, whose fourth marriage to Erika Koike ended after just four days back in 2019, confirmed the wedding Friday and said the couple were enjoying their newly-wedded bliss. ‘It’s true, and we are very happy,’ he told DailyMail.com in a statement
The bride wore a black handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers.
She held a bouquet of yellow and red roses that offset her bright red lipstick, while she wore her long dark hair falling straight around her shoulders.
Cage wore a black Tom Ford Tuxedo complete with a yellow rose buttonhole to match Riko’s bouquet.
Riko walked down the aisle to her favorite song Winter Song by Kiroro before they exchanged traditional Catholic and Shinto vows with poetry from Walt Whitman and Haiku ‘sprinkled in’, a rep for Cage told DailyMail.com.
The happy couple were pictured surrounded by white candles and green foliage in the hotel’s Primrose Courtyard as the masked officiant Reverend Richard E. Walter performed the ceremony, before the newlyweds walked hand in hand back into the hotel.
After the wedding, the bride and groom, who met in Shiga, Japan, over a year ago, were joined for a small celebration attended by Nicolas’ third wife Alice Kim with whom he has remained good friends and their son Kal.
A state of Nevada marriage certificate obtained by DailyMail.com earlier Friday shows Riko has taken Cage’s name and is now known as Riko Cage.
She is 30 years younger than Cage and four years younger than his first son Weston Cage.
A state of Nevada marriage certificate obtained by DailyMail.com shows that the happy couple exchanged vows on February 16
Actor Nicolas Cage got married for the fifth time last month to Riko Shibata, 26, at the Wynn casino and hotel in Las Vegas, DailyMail.com can reveal. The couple are seen on a date to the American Museum of Natural History last year
Official documents show that Cage and Riko applied for their wedding license on January 10 – the day of Riko’s 26th birthday – and that it is her first marriage.
Cage was first spotted with Riko in February last year on a date in New Orleans.
Cage’s new wife is four years younger than his fist son Weston
They were seen together again in New York the following month.
Cage announced their engagement in an interview with his brother Marc Coppola’s radio show in August.
He said at the time: ‘She left New York and went back to Kyoto, Japan, and I went back to Nevada and I haven’t seen her for 6 months.
‘We’re really happy together and we’re really excited to spend that time together so I finally just said ”Look, I wanna marry you” and we got engaged on FaceTime.
‘I got her a black diamond engagement ring.
‘Her favorite color is black so she wanted the black gold, and the black diamond.
‘I customized and personalized it and I actually sent it to her FedEx.’
Ceremonies at the Wynn Las Vegas wedding salons can cost between $1,590 for an ‘elopement affair’ and $29,990 for an ‘elegant affair’.
A brochure handed out by the venue states: ‘Your wedding plans may include a simple reception of cake and champagne or a seated multi-course dinner.
‘Whatever you choose, the catering staff at Wynn Las Vegas will assist you in creating a most memorable celebration.’
The venue has two indoor salons – the Lavender Salon and slightly smaller Lilac Salon – and an outdoor venue called the Primrose Court. Photos from Cage’s nuptials show the couple opted for the outdoor venue.
Cage announced their engagement in August and said he proposed via FaceTime and sent the ring through FedEx because Riko was in Japan
This is the Wynn hotel and casino’s wedding salon in Las Vegas the couple tied the knot
Official documents show that Cage and Riko applied for their wedding license on January 10 – the day of Riko’s 26th birthday – and that it is her first marriage
The wedding came less than two years since Cage notoriously asked for an annulment four days after his fourth marriage to Erika Koike on March 23, 2019.
The Leaving Las Vegas actor argued that he was too intoxicated to understand what he was doing.
He also claimed that Thai restaurant owner Koike did not tell him ‘the full nature and extent of her relationship with another person’.
Video footage of the moment the couple went to apply for their marriage license showed an intoxicated Cage screaming ‘She is going to take all my money’ and ‘Her ex is a druggy’.
Koike could be heard saying: ‘Baby I am not asking you to do this.’
Pics also emerged of the pair apparently having an argument outside the Bellagio just hours after they got married there.
Cage was granted a divorce from Koike in July 2020, according to official documents.
The wedding came less than two years since Cage notoriously asked for an annulment four days after his fourth marriage to Erika Koike on March 23, 2019
Video footage of the moment the couple went to apply for their marriage license showed an intoxicated Cage screaming ‘She is going to take all my money’ and ‘Her ex is a druggy’
The notoriously wild-living star has had a rollercoaster love life.
He married first wife Patricia Arquette in April 1995 and the couple divorced in May 2001.
His second marriage was to Elvis Presley’s only daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
The two tied the knot during a secret ceremony in Hawaii in August 2002 on the 25th anniversary of Elvis’s death.
Cage married third wife Alice Kim in July 2004 after meeting her while she worked as a waitress in a Los Angeles restaurant.
The couple had son Kal-El in October 2005 and announced they had separated in 2016 after it was revealed that Kim had been cheating on Cage with a Las Vegas bartender.
The actor also has adult son Weston Cage, 30, from his relationship with actress Christina Fulton.
Nicolas Cage’s rollercoaster love life with FIVE wives
Patricia Arquette
Nicolas Cage married first wife Patricia Arquette in April 1995 and the couple divorced in May 2001.
Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage attend the ‘City of Angels’ Westwood Premiere on April 8, 1998
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage
Lisa Marie Presley
Cage’s second marriage was to Elvis Presley’s only daughter Lisa Marie.
The two tied the knot during a secret ceremony in Hawaii in August 2002 on the 25th anniversary of Elvis’s death.
It was a short-lived marriage, with the pair divorcing two years later.
Alice Kim
Cage married third wife Alice Kim in July 2004 after meeting her while she worked as a waitress in a Los Angeles restaurant.
Alice is 20 years Cage’s junior
In 2005, Alice gave birth to their only child, son Kal-el Coppola Cage. Cage has another son Weston with girlfriend Christina Fulton.
The couple divorced in 2016.
Cage with wife Alice Kim in 2015
Cage filed an annulment four days after marrying makeup artist Erika Koike
Erika Koike
Cage married make up artist Koike on March 23, 2019 in an infamous Vegas ceremony.
The actor argued that he was too intoxicated to understand what he was doing and filed for annulment four days later.
He also claimed that Thai restaurant owner Koike did not tell him ‘the full nature and extent of her relationship with another person.’
Video footage of the moment the couple went to apply for their marriage license showed an intoxicated Cage screaming ‘She is going to take all my money’ and ‘Her ex is a druggy.’
Koike could be heard saying: ‘Baby I am not asking you to do this.’
Cage and new wife Riko Shibata seen in February 2020
Riko Shibata
The 26-year-old from Japan married Cage, 56, on February 16, despite the 30-year age gap.
She is four years younger than Cage’s first son Weston