Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display employing the same

A liquid crystal display comprising a polarizing film A, a polarizing film B, and a vertical alignment mode liquid crystal cell provided between the polarizing films A and B, one or more cellulose ester films A only being provided between the polarizing film A and the liquid crystal cell, and one or more cellulose ester films B only being provided between the polarizing film B and the liquid crystal cell,

• wherein 31 nm≦Σ R0≦120 nm, and 60 nm≦Σ Rt≦300 nm, in which Σ R0=Σ R0(A)+Σ R0(B), and Σ Rt=Σ Rt(A)+Σ Rt(B), Σ R0(A) being the sum of retardation in plane of each of the cellulose ester films A, Σ R0(B) the sum of retardation in plane of each of the cellulose ester films B, Σ Rt(A) the sum of retardation in the thickness direction of each of the cellulose ester films A, and Σ Rt(B) the sum of retardation in the thickness direction of each of the cellulose ester films B.

A vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display comprising a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal cell, the polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film and a mixed fatty acid cellulose ester film with optical biaxiality provided between the polarizing film and the liquid crystal cell, wherein the mixed fatty acid cellulose ester film has a retardation in plane R0 of from 31 to 120 nm, and a retardation in the thickness direction Rt of from 60 to 300 nm, in which R0 is represented by the following formula (1) and Rt is represented by the following formula (2):

• R0=(nx−ny)×d formula (1)
• Rt={(nx+ny)/2−nz}×d formula (2)
• wherein nx is refractive index in plane of the film in a first direction giving a maximum refractive index, ny is refractive index in plane of the film in a second direction normal to the first direction, nz is refractive index in the thickness direction of the film, and d is thickness (nm) of the film.