Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided a film forming composition, which contains a polymer having a repeating unit represented by General Formula (I) and a curable compound, an optical film having a film formed of the composition, a hardcoat film, a polarizing plate, and a method for manufacturing a hydrophilized hardcoat film. In General Formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, L represents an ester bond, an ether bond, a phenylene group, or an amide bond, R2 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A composition for preparing an optical functional layer capable of forming an optical film having an excellent surface condition and excellent lamination properties with another layer, includes a liquid crystal compound and a copolymer, and the copolymer includes a constitutional unit corresponding to a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by Formula I, and a constitutional unit corresponding to a monomer represented by Formula II. In Formulae I and II, R1, R10, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom has a fluorine atom as a substituent, and L represents a divalent linking group constituted by at least one selected from the group consisting of —O—, —(C?O)O—, —O(C?O)—, a divalent chain group, and a divalent aliphatic cyclic group.

Abstract: There is provided a composition containing a discotic liquid crystal compound, a chiral agent, and a surfactant which can form a light reflecting layer formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, which exhibits excellent durability under a hot and humid environment and excellent heat resistance, and has few alignment defects; a light reflecting film; a luminance-improving film; a backlight unit; and a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having excellent color reproducibility. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a non-white light source, a rear polarizer, a liquid crystal layer, and a front-side polarizer in this order, in which a light conversion layer that converts a wavelength of light transmitted through the front-side polarizer is provided on a viewer side of the front-side polarizer.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing copolymer includes: a repeating unit represented by General Formula (I) and a repeating unit represented by General Formula (II), a composition containing the fluorine-containing copolymer, an optical film having a layer formed of the composition, a hardcoat film, a polarizing plate, and a touch panel display, and a method for producing a fluorine-containing copolymer. R1, R10, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom has a fluorine atom as a substituent, and L represents a divalent linking group constituted of at least one group selected from the group consisting of —O—, —(C?O)O—, —O(C?O)—, divalent chain-like groups, and divalent aliphatic cyclic groups.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to method of manufacturing a hard coat film, wherein the hard coat film comprises a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, the method comprises forming the hard coat layer by subjecting a photopolymerizable hard coating composition to photopolymerization processing, and the photopolymerizable hard coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable compound having two or more radical polymerizable groups selected from the group consisting of acryloyloxy groups, acryloyl groups, methacryloyloxy groups, and methacryloyl groups per molecule, a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical photopolymerization initiator, and a cationic photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A laminate is capable of forming an orientation film formed by orienting a rod-like liquid crystal compound or a disk-like liquid crystal compound having a horizontal orientation ability or a vertical orientation ability with respect to a surface of the laminate, on the surface, by using an orientation restraining force of the surface, the laminate including: a cholesteric liquid crystal layer. An optical film sequentially includes: a support; a cholesteric liquid crystal layer; and an orientation film.

Abstract: A polymer is obtained by polymerizing a monomer having two or more radical polymerizable double bonds and one or more hydroxyl groups. A composition including the polymer, an optical film including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer containing the polymer on a support, and a liquid crystal display device including at least a backlight unit including the optical film and a liquid crystal cell are provided.

Abstract: A polymer having a partial structure formed by performing radical polymerization with respect to a compound having a mesogenic group derived from at least one type of liquid crystal compound selected from a rod-like liquid crystal compound and a disk-like liquid crystal compound, and two or more polymerizable groups, in which the polymer is a branched polymer, and a composition containing the polymer, an optical film, and a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: There is provided a composition containing a discotic liquid crystal compound, a chiral agent, and a surfactant which can form a light reflecting layer formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, which exhibits excellent durability under a hot and humid environment and excellent heat resistance, and has few alignment defects; a light reflecting film; a luminance-improving film; a backlight unit; and a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: Provide a cellulose acylate film with small photoelastic coefficient, low moisture content and low haze, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device using the same. Also provided is a cellulose acylate film including at least cellulose acylate and a resin produced by hydrogenating a polymer containing a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the formula (1) below and hydroxyl group: in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-5 alkyl group; each R2 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, at least one of (R2)s being a hydroxyl group-containing substituent; moiety (A) may form, or does not necessarily form, a five- or six-membered ring; n represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when n is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R2)s may be same with or different from each other.

Abstract: To provide a cellulose acylate film having low moisture permeability and low haze, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device using the same. A cellulose acylate film comprising at least a cellulose acylate, and a compound represented by the formula (1) below: in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, R2 represents a substituent represented by the formula (2) below; n1 represents an integer of 0 to 4, when n1 is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R1)s may be same with or different from each other; n2 represents an integer of 1 to 5, when n2 is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R2)s may be same with or different from each other.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having excellent color reproducibility. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a non-white light source, a rear polarizer, a liquid crystal layer, and a front-side polarizer in this order, in which a light conversion layer that converts a wavelength of light transmitted through the front-side polarizer is provided on a viewer side of the front-side polarizer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a complex alcohol ester composition comprising a polyester in which at least two molecules of a polyol represented by a formula I: R(OH)n (wherein R represents an n-valent aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic group, one or more carbon atoms not adjacent to each other in R may be individually substituted with an oxygen atom, and n indicates an integer of 2 or more) are linked through at least two ester bonds via at least one molecule of a polybasic acid, and at least a part of the non-linked side chain ends of the polyol have a group represented by a formula II: (AO)kR2 (wherein R2 represents a hydrocarbon group, A represents a divalent linking group, and k indicates an integer) via a polybasic acid. The complex alcohol ester composition can be used a lubricant agent.

Abstract: There is provided a polarizing plate protective film including a transparent support having a thickness of 40 ?m or less, and a hard coat layer having a film thickness of from 3 ?m to 15 ?m, wherein the hard coat layer is a layer formed by curing a hard coat layer forming composition containing at least the specific compounds, and a polarizing plate comprising: a polarizer, and at least one polarizing plate protective film, as a protective film for the polarizer.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to method of manufacturing a hard coat film, wherein the hard coat film comprises a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, the method comprises forming the hard coat layer by subjecting a photopolymerizable hard coating composition to photopolymerization processing, and the photopolymerizable hard coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable compound having two or more radical polymerizable groups selected from the group consisting of acryloyloxy groups, acryloyl groups, methacryloyloxy groups, and methacryloyl groups per molecule, a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical photopolymerization initiator, and a cationic photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A polarizing plate includes two protective films and a polarizer provided between the two protective films, and the polarizer has a thickness of 3 ?m to 18 ?m, at least one of the protective films has a thickness of 3 ?m to 40 ?m and contains at least one resin and a compound in an amount of 1 part by mass to 20 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin, the compound having at least one hydrogen-donating group capable of forming a hydrogen bond and a ratio of molecular weight to number of aromatic rings of 300 or less, and the polarizing plate has a thickness of 15 ?m to 70 ?m.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film containing a cellulose acylate and a specific polymer, the specific polymer containing a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R2 represents a substituent; (A) represents an atomic group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; and n represents an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: A cellulose acetate resin composition having a cellulose acetate ether compound and a stabilizer; the cellulose acetate ether compound comprising a specific atomic group, the specific atomic group being introduced into a cellulose acetate through an ether group derived from a hydroxyl group, the specific atomic group being introduced with a substitution degree of 0.01 or more; the cellulose acetate comprising residual hydroxyl group in a substitution degree of 0.3 to 1.0, the stabilizer being at least one selected from the group consisting of a phosphite compound, a hindered phenol compound, a hindered amine compound, and a sulfur compound.

Abstract: Provide a cellulose acylate film with small photoelastic coefficient, low moisture content and low haze, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device using the same. Also provided is a cellulose acylate film including at least cellulose acylate and a resin produced by hydrogenating a polymer containing a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the formula (1) below and hydroxyl group: in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-5 alkyl group; each R2 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, at least one of (R2)s being a hydroxyl group-containing substituent; moiety (A) may form, or does not necessarily form, a five- or six-membered ring; n represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when n is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R2)s may be same with or different from each other.