A method for producing an optically active aminoalcohol compound, said method comprising performing a hydrogenation, in presence of a ruthenium compound represented by a formula: [Chemical formula 1] Ru 2 (Pxx)CR 1 R 2 C(NH 2)-R 3 R 4 C(NH 2)] wherein X represents a halogen atom, Pxx represents an optically active bidentate phosphine ligand which is 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-bis-[di-(3,5-xylyl)]phosphine or is represented by a formula (II-A): wherein R c represents a C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group, halogen atom or trifluoromethyl group, and wherein R 5 represents a phenyl group that has substituents, represented by a formula: wherein R a represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group or C6 to C18 aryl group, and R b represents a halogen atom, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group or C6 to C18 aryl group, and R 1 R 2 C(NH 2)-R 3 R 4 C(NH 2) is 1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-isopropyl-1,2-ethanediamine, of an α-aminoketone compound represented by a formula: wherein each of R 10 and R 11 independently represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, each of R 12 and R 13 represents a hydrogen atom, unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, R 14 CO-group or R 14 OCO- group, R 14 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, and R 10 and R 11, and R 12 and R 13, may be respectively bonded together to form a ring. wherein X represents a halogen atom, Pxx represents an optically active bidentate phosphine ligand which is 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-bis-[di-(3,5-xylyl)]phosphine or is represented by a formula (II-A): wherein R c represents a C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group, halogen atom or trifluoromethyl group, and wherein R 5 represents a phenyl group that has substituents, represented by a formula: wherein R a represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group or C6 to C18 aryl group, and R b represents a halogen atom, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group or C6 to C18 aryl group, and R 1 R 2 C(NH 2)-R 3 R 4 C(NH 2) is 1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-isopropyl-1,2-ethanediamine, of an α-aminoketone compound represented by a formula: wherein each of R 10 and R 11 independently represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, each of R 12 and R 13 represents a hydrogen atom, unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, R 14 CO-group or R 14 OCO- group, R 14 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, and R 10 and R 11, and R 12 and R 13, may be respectively bonded together to form a ring. wherein R a represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group or C6 to C18 aryl group, and R b represents a halogen atom, C1 to C6 alkyl group, C1 to C6 alkoxy group or C6 to C18 aryl group, and R 1 R 2 C(NH 2)-R 3 R 4 C(NH 2) is 1,1-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-isopropyl-1,2-ethanediamine, of an α-aminoketone compound represented by a formula: wherein each of R 10 and R 11 independently represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, each of R 12 and R 13 represents a hydrogen atom, unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, R 14 CO-group or R 14 OCO- group, R 14 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or unsubstituted or substituted C6 to C18 aryl group, and R 10 and R 11, and R 12 and R 13, may be respectively bonded together to form a ring.