Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plated molded article, the method capable of forming a plated molded article having good adhesion with respect to a metal surface on a substrate using a mold, while forming a pattern used as the mold for forming the plated molded article by using a photosensitive composition while suppressing footing in the pattern. A resist pattern is formed by using the photosensitive composition that includes a sulfur-containing compound having a predetermined structure and/or a nitrogen-containing compound, and before forming the plated molded article, ashing is performed on the surface including a metal that is exposed from a nonresist section of the resist pattern used as the mold.