Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device having a plurality of picture elements arranged in a matrix including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer;
• and
• a second substrate,
• wherein
• the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer, and the second substrate are arranged in this order from a back side toward a viewing screen side,
• the first substrate includes a first electrode, an insulating layer, and a second electrode in which elongated openings extending along a row direction or a column direction of the plurality of picture elements are provided separately for each of the picture elements,
• the first electrode, the insulating layer, and the second electrode are arranged in this order from the back side toward the viewing screen side,
• the first substrate further includes a plurality of non-linear elements placed separately in correspondence with each of the picture elements,
• the liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules and a chiral dopant, and
• in a plan view, an alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules beside the first substrate in absence of application of a voltage is placed parallel or orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the openings.