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 polarizing plate having a first polarizing axis;
• a first substrate having a plurality of non-linear elements placed separately in correspondence with each of the picture elements;
• a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules;
• a second substrate;
• and
• a second polarizing plate having a second polarizing axis,
• wherein
• the first polarizing plate, the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer, the second substrate, and the second polarizing plate are arranged in this order from a back side toward a viewing screen side,
• the first substrate further 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 toward the liquid crystal layer, and
• in a plan view, the second polarizing axis is placed parallel or orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the openings and is placed at an angle of 80 degrees or larger and 89 degrees or smaller with respect to the first polarizing axis.