Cast: Hayato Ichihara; Tasuku Emoto; Yuta Hiraoka; Mao Inoue; Tetsuji Tamayama.

Synopsis: The latest in the recent trend of music-oriented teen flicks to emerge from Japan. Following in the footsteps of Swing Girls and Custom Made 10.30, in spirit at least, Check It Out, Yo! tells the story of a group of high school friends becoming seduced by their new-found love of hip hop.

Toru (Ichihara Hayato) and his three friends go to see a local rap group and come away inspired to set up their own act, with the exception of tomboyish Yui (Inoue Mao). But after their first gig is a complete disaster, the boys are forced to re-examine their approach to music - and indeed life - if they are to succeed.

But more complications arise when Toru falls for another rap enthusiast - the older Nagisa - much to Yui's dismay, who has been keeping her true feelings for him bottled up for fear of ruining their friendship. Set against the beautiful, tropical locales of Okinawa, Check It Out, Yo! is chock full of toe-tapping music and a youthful joie de vivre that is almost impossible to resist.

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