Shibata is credited as, erm, “Mannequin Woman” in Cage’s 2021 movie Prisoners of Ghostland. The high-concept film is about a notorious criminal who “must break an evil curse in order to rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared”, according to an IMDB synopsis, anyway.

The motion picture was filmed pre-pandemic in Japan from November 2019, however, long before their romance was known, so only time will tell if they continue to be content sharing a workspace.

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2. They go way back – kind of

Cage reportedly met Shibata through a mutual friend in her home country of Japan (while filming?). They were first pictured together in February 2020 when he took her to the site of a tomb in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, that he’d bought for himself 10 years before. Then they went public, when she appeared on the red carpet for his film Pig in July 2021, and even made the cover of Flaunt Magazine in October.

Things must’ve moved quickly for the actors as Cage only married his fourth wife Erika Koike in March 2019. However, they filed for annulment four days after the Las Vegas nuptials and the divorce was finalised a few months later.

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3. Ever-romantic Nico popped the question … on a video call

Cage explained on his brother Marc Coppola’s radio show in August 2020 that he popped the question while they continued their relationship long-distance and he hadn’t seen her for six months.

4. Married in Vegas … again

The couple planned on getting hitched in Kyoto, but in the end said “I do” during a ceremony at the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, on February 16, 2021. Shibata did, however, wear a handmade, three-layer Japanese bridal kimono from Kyoto, while a representative said the date was chosen to honour the birthday of Cage’s late father. She walked down the aisle to Winter Song by Hiroro, according to numerous media reports at the time, and the pair made both Catholic and Shinto vows, plus recited poems from Walt Whitman and a haiku. How sweet.

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5. Wife No 5, but only child No 3

While the pregnant actress is expecting her first baby, it’s the third time around for the Face/Off star. A representative confirmed the news in January and told People magazine: “The parents-to-be are elated!”