History TearJerker / MyNeighborTotoro

* This scene will definitely cause any younger siblings in the audience to cry buckets. Satsuki says to Mei, "Do you want her to DIE?!" And Mei just keeps screaming "NO!" in protest at everything that is happening, because she is young and doesn't know how to deal with her feelings well. Satsuki looks sternly at Mei and yells, "You dummy! I'm not talking to you anymore!"[[labelnote:English-dubbed versions]]"Don't be dumb, Mei! Oh, I give up. You're so stupid!" ('93) "You're such a baby! Grow up!" ('06)[[/labelnote]] After a few minutes of stunned silence, a soft, high-pitched whimper rises up from Mei and then gradually gets louder as she starts to full-on ''bawl'' and ''wail'', saying, "Sis is a dummy!"[[labelnote:English-dubbed versions]]"I'm not stupid." ('93) "You're so mean!" ('06)[[/labelnote]] in the most heartbroken and hurt voice. As she does this, she very slowly trudges after Satsuki, her feet despairingly dragging in the dirt, her shoulders slumped, her head facing down. It's a minor example compared to the others, but Mei is a very young girl, and this scene can hit a nerve with viewers who were treated this way by their older siblings.

* Basically any time Mei cries, ''especially'' in the English Disney dub, where she is voiced by an actual little girl (a very young Creator/ElleFanning, in fact). Whenever she cries, her crying sounds alarmingly realistic -- and it's common knowledge that most people are uncomfortable at the sound of young children and babies crying. To add to this, it is ''NOT'' a cute cry. [[InelegantBlubbering She full on ''wails'' with her face contorted in pain, her entire face leaking.]] Every time she cries it feels like a very hard punch to the heart.
* More of a happier example, but the first two shots during the credits with the girls being reunited with their mother.