Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device, comprising a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a counter substrate that are disposed opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer in between, the TFT substrate having, an organic passivation film formed covering the TFT including a semiconductor film, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a source electrode, and a pixel electrode and a common electrode formed on the organic passivation film, the organic passivation film having a through-hole to connect the pixel electrode and the TFT,

• wherein a columnar spacer is formed on the counter substrate to define a distance between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate,
• a planarization film made of resin is formed in the through-hole,
• a recess is formed in the through-hole by a surface of the planarization film and a sidewall of the through-hole, and
• a tip end of the columnar spacer exists in the recess.