Liquid crystal display device, and method for producing the same

A method for producing a liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a first substrate and a second substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
• and
• a vertical alignment layer provided on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer, wherein:
• the liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal regions partitioned by at least one partition wall provided on the first substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer;
• the liquid crystal layer has a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy;
• liquid crystal molecules in the plurality of liquid crystal regions are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in an absence of an applied voltage;
• and
• the liquid crystal molecules in each of the liquid crystal regions are oriented in axial symmetry about an axis within the liquid crystal region which is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in a presence of an applied voltage, the method comprising the steps of:
• providing a photosensitive resin on the first substrate;
• and
• patterning the photosensitive resin using a photolithography method so as to form the partition wall having a section which is inclined with respect to the surface of the first substrate.