Abstract: An oriented film with a high degree of orientation may be manufactured even a width of master roll film is wider width, by a manufacturing method for an oriented film, comprising steps of stretching an un-oriented polyvinyl alcohol derived film in dry and in longitudinal uniaxial direction by applying tension produced by peripheral velocity difference between rolls, wherein a value of L/W is not more than 0.6 when a distance between rolls defined as L and a width of the un-oriented polyvinyl alcohol derived film is defined as W; and further heating at 60 to 160° C. after the stretching step.

Abstract: A transparent protective film for polarizing plate being provided via an adhesive layer on at least one surface of a polarizer, wherein a ratio of constituent elements (oxygen ratio/carbon ratio) on the polarizer-adhering surface of the transparent protective film for polarizing plate, which is determined by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry, is larger than 0.75 has facilitate adhesion surface and no deformation without problems attributable to saponification.

Abstract: An oriented film of polyvinyl alcohol derived film with reduced stretch irregularity and uniform orientation in a wide range of a stretching ratio is obtained by a manufacturing method for an oriented film, comprising the steps of: contacting a non-stretched film, comprising polyvinyl alcohols or derivatives thereof, with moisture percentage adjusted to no more than 10%, to at least one heating roll currently driven and heating the film at no less than 70° C.; subsequently giving a tension and stretching using a peripheral velocity difference between the heating roll concerned and a stretch roll in a position ahead of said heating roll in a running direction of the film.

Abstract: An oriented film of polyvinyl alcohol derived film that demonstrates a small dimensional change under a heated or humidified condition is obtained by a manufacturing method for an oriented film comprising the steps of; stretching in two to six times a non-stretched filmwith moisturepercentage adjusted to no more than 10% comprising polyvinyl alcohols or derivatives by heating at no less than 70° C.; and subsequently annealing by heating again at no less than 70° C. after once cooling at no more than 40° C.

Abstract: A multi-layer phase retarder is a laminated member of a phase retarder satisfying 1.05≦&agr;<1.3 and &bgr;<1, and a phase retarder satisfying 1<&agr;<1.05 and &bgr;>1 with following proviso. The retardation in the normal direction by a light beam of a 400 nm wavelength is R1, the retardation in the normal direction by a light beam of a 550 nm is R2, the retardation in the perpendicular direction in the state tilted by 40 degrees with respect to the normal direction with the slow axis as the rotation axis is R3, and R1/R2 is &agr; and R3/R2 is &bgr;. An elliptical polarizer is alaminated member of the multi-layer phase retarder, and a polarizer. A liquid crystal display device includes the multi-layer phase retarder, or the same and a polarizer at least on one side of a liquid crystal cell.

Abstract: A polarizing film may be manufactured without using adhesives by a method in which a protective film (B) is laminated onto at least one face of a polarizer (A), then adhered by thermocompression bonding. Thus problems on manufacturing method of a polarizing film possibly caused by use of adhesives will not be generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizer and a polarizing plate having less dimensional changes to heat stress. The present invention provides also a liquid crystal display that includes the polarizer and the polarizing plate, and is free of color irregularity or decoloration. The polarizer has shrinkage force of not more than 4.0 N/cm in the absorption axis direction after being heated at 80° C. for 30 minutes. A protective film is laminated on at least one surface of the polarizer in order to form a polarizing plate, and the polarizing plate has a following relationship of 0.01≦A/B≦0.16 when A denotes a thickness of the polarizer and B denotes a thickness of the protective film.