”Be My Guest, Be My Baby” is a love story between Shota, a Japanese graduate student whose research focuses on foreign female workers, and Mika, a Filipina woman who works in a pub. This film was based on a highly acclaimed report of the real-life experiences of its author, Kosho Nakashima, whose book became a bestseller in Japan in 2017. While Shota is visiting a “Filipino pub” to conduct research on young foreign workers, he meets Mika. As the story progresses, Shota begins to see Mika not merely as a research subject but as a woman and Mika sees Shota not only as a customer at the pub, but as a man. The distance between the two gradually diminishes and the young couple connect beyond differences in nationality and transcend sociological theories. Eventually, the two step out into a new world of intercultural relationships. Japan is currently facing various issues related to multicultural conviviality, such as the exploitation of foreign technical trainees, national responses to refugees and immigrants, etc. This film hopes to remind us that “conviviality” can be realized through genuine heart-to-heart connections.