Abstract: An optical resin film is provided, in which a wavelength dispersion of a retardation in planar direction and a wavelength dispersion of a retardation in thickness direction are independently controlled, is provided and has at least an additive having a negative intrinsic birefringence.

Abstract: A polymer film has a coefficient of fluctuation in degree of out-of-plane orientation of a polymer molecular chain in a thickness direction of the film as represented by the following numerical expression (1) as defined herein of from 15% to 80%.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising first and second polarizing elements of which transmission axes are perpendicular to each other, and, disposed between the polarizing elements, a liquid crystal layer vertically aligned in a black state, and first and second optically anisotropic layer is disclosed. In the liquid crystal display device, the first optically anisotropic layer is a biaxial optically anisotropic layer of which in-plane retardation (Re) and thickness-direction retardation (Rth) are larger at a longer wavelength range within a range of from 400 nm to 700 nm, and the second optically anisotropic layer satisfies 0 nm<|Re(550)|<10 nm and |Rth(550)|/|Re(550)|>10 in which Re(550) is in-plane retardation (Re) at a wavelength of 550 nm and Rth(550) is thickness-direction retardation at the same wavelength.

Abstract: A novel biaxial optical film of which in-plane retardation (Re) and thickness-direction retardation (Rth) are larger at a longer wavelength range within a range of from 400 nm to 700 nm, wherein the in-plane retardation thereof at a wavelength of 550 nm, Re(550), satisfies Re(550)>20 nm and the Nz value thereof (Nz=Rth(550)/Re(550)+0.5) satisfies 1.1?Nz?5, is disclosed. And a polarizing plate comprising the optical film is also disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device comprising at least a liquid-crystal cell, a first optically anisotropic layer and a second optically anisotropic layer is disclosed. The first optically anisotropic layer satisfies the following formula (a1), the second optically anisotropic layer has at least one optical axis, and at least one of the first and second optically anisotropic layers is formed according to a coating or transferring method. 10<Rth(548)/Re(548) ??(a1) [wherein Rth (?) means the retardation (nm) in the thickness direction at a wavelength ? (nm].

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device. A polarizing plate comprising a first protective film, a polarizer, and a second protective film laminated in that order, an average of the modulus of elasticity in transport and width directions of the first protective film and an average of the modulus of elasticity in transport and width directions of the second protective film satisfying the relationship (A) below, |E1 (10% RH)/E1 (80% RH)?E2 (10% RH)/E2 (80% RH)|=0.1 (A) wherein E1 (a % RH) denotes an average modulus of elasticity at a relative humidity a % RH of an (i)th protective film.

Abstract: A polymer film satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2): 0.025?Pt?0.100 ??Formula (1) 0.90?Po/Pt?0.99 ??Formula (2) wherein Po represents an in-plane orientation degree of polymer molecular chain in the film surface, and Pt represents an average in-plane orientation degree of polymer molecular chain in the entire film thickness.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film comprising at least one retardation raising agent having specific rod-like polarizability anisotropy or specific plane polarizability anisotropy, and specific distance between terminals of a molecule in a specific amount; a process for producing the same; and a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same.

Abstract: A resin film has a photoelastic coefficient of from 0 to 30×10?8 cm2/N; and Re satisfying the following formulae (1) to (4): 20 nm<Re(548)<300 nm : ??Formula (1) 0.5<Re(446)/Re(548)<1 : ??Formula (2) 1.0<Re(629)/Re(548)<2.0 : ??Formula (3) 0.1%?[{Re(548) at 25° C., 10% RH?Re(548) at 25° C., 80% RH}/Re(548) at 25° C., 60% RH]?20%, : ??Formula (4) wherein Re(?) represents an in-plane retardation at a wavelength of ?.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell, two polarizing plates having a polarizer and a protective film satisfying (1) and (2) below, and an optical compensatory film satisfying (3)-(8) below and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the polarizer: 0 nm?Re(?)?5 nm ??(1) ?20 nm?Rth(?)?20 nm ??(2) 20 nm<Re(548)<150 nm ??(3) 50 nm<Rth(548)<400 nm ??(4) 0.5<Re(446)/Re(548)<1 ??(5) 1.0<Re(628)/Re(548)<2.0 ??(6) 1.0<Rth(446)/Rth(548)<2.0 ??(7) 0.5<Rth(628)/Rth(548)<1.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film that has a crystallization index expressed by expression (A) as defined in the specification of from 0.70 to 1.02 and a modulus of elasticity in every arbitrary direction of an in-plane of the cellulose acylate film of from 3,800 MPa to 6,000 MPa; a manufacturing method of a cellulose acylate film comprising: casting a dope on a support; drying the dope on the support, so as to form a film; peeling the film from the support; and subjecting the film to a stretching treatment, wherein a crystallization index expressed by expression (A) of the film after peeling and before stretching is from 0.70 to 1.00; an optically compensatory sheet comprising the cellulose acylate film; and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device using the optically compensatory sheet.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film comprising a compound having a hydrogen-donating group capable of forming a hydrogen bond and an aromatic ring, and a compound represented by the following formula: wherein R2, R4, and R5 represent H or a substituent, R11 and R13 represent H or an alkyl group, L1 and L2 represent a single bond or a divalent linking group, Ar1 represents an arylene group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, Ar2 represents an aryl group or a monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group, n represents an integer of 3 or more.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film, which has small environment dependency, particularly humidity dependency, of optical performance and simultaneously has excellent polarizing plate processability, is provided. The cellulose acylate film has a an equilibrium water content and a humidity dependency of a retardation Rth in a thickness direction of the cellulose acylate film, in which a relationship between the equilibrium water content and the humidity dependency satisfies a condition specified in the specification.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film that has: an in-plane retardation Re and a retardation Rth in a thickness direction at a wavelength of 590 nm, which are satisfied with ranges of expressions (I) to (III); a coefficient of a thermal expansion of from 20 ppm/° C. to 100 ppm/° C.; and a haze of from 0.01 to 0.8, and a polarizing plate and a display device using the same. 20?Re?50??Expression (I) 70?Rth?200??Expression (II) 1.0?Rth/Re?3.0??Expression (III) In the foregoing expressions, each of Re and Rth is a value at 25° C. and 60% RH, and has a unit of nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a cellulose acylate film, and an optical compensation sheet, a polarizing plate, and an image display device employing the cellulose acylate film. The process for producing a cellulose acylate film of the present invention is characterized by including a step of preparing a cellulose acylate solution containing 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of an aromatic compound having at least two aromatic rings relative to 100 parts by weight of a cellulose acylate, a step of casting, and a step of blowing a gas on the cast cellulose acylate solution at an effective wind speed of at least 10 m/min during a first half of drying prior to peel-off.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an optical compensating sheet, comprising a step of simultaneously coating at least two coating solutions on a transparent support, wherein at least one of the coating solutions simultaneously coated in that step contains a liquid crystalline compound and another coating solution contains a surface active agent; an optical compensating sheet obtained by this method; an optical film comprising a support having thereon an optically anisotropic layer formed containing a liquid crystalline compound and a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from a fluoroaliphatic group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer and a repeating unit derived from a polyoxyalkylene (meth)acrylate monomer; and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device each using the optical compensating sheet or optical film.

Abstract: A color-developing agent of the formula (1-1): wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z represents a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group. An azo dye of the formula (2-1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and A represents a group of atoms necessary to form the azo dye by the compound of formula (2-1). A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing any of the color-developing agent and the azo dye in at least one photographic constitutional layer.

Abstract: A color-developing agent of the formula (1-1): 1

Abstract: A color-developing agent of the formula (1-1): wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Z represents a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group. An azo dye of the formula (2-1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and A represents a group of atoms necessary to form the azo dye by the compound of formula (2-1). A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing any of the color-developing agent and the azo dye in at least one photographic constitutional layer.

Abstract: A color diffusion-transfer photographic light-sensitive material provided with at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, each of which is combined with a non-diffusive dye image forming compound forming or releasing a diffusive dye or its precursor in relation to silver development, or with a dye image forming compound whose diffusibility changes in relation to silver development, on a support, the light-sensitive material comprises a specific hydrazine compound and a specific compound improved in storability.