A light emitting device comprising: a substrate comprising a light emitting portion; a plurality of organic EL elements on the substrate in the light emitting portion, each organic EL element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and an organic EL layer sandwiched between the first and second electrodes, wherein the plurality of first electrodes are formed from a first conductive film formed continuously on the substrate in the light emitting portion, said conductive film comprising a plurality of elongated openings extending between the organic light emitting layers and dividing the conductive film into said plurality of first electrodes, the plurality of first electrodes being connected to each other and functioning as a common electrode; wherein the second electrodes are formed as an electrode common to the plurality of light emitting elements, a first connection terminal that is provided at a position of the substrate which does not overlap the plurality of organic EL elements, the first connection terminal being connected to the first electrodes, a second connection terminal that is provided at a position of the substrate which does not overlap the plurality of organic EL elements; the second connection terminal being connected to the second electrodes, wherein the first connection terminal extends in a first direction and the second connection terminal extends in a second direction which intersects the first direction, wherein the first electrodes are connected to the first connection terminal through a resistor element that is provided on the substrate, a plurality of auxiliary electrodes provided on a surface of the first electrode which is located at a side opposite to the substrate, the auxiliary electrodes being provided along each of the plurality of light emitting elements, and are located in the vicinity of the opening, wherein a region of the first conductive film between the organic EL elements and the first connection terminal in which the auxiliary electrode is not formed serves as a high-resistance region, the high-resistance region functioning as said resistor element. a substrate comprising a light emitting portion; a plurality of organic EL elements on the substrate in the light emitting portion, each organic EL element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and an organic EL layer sandwiched between the first and second electrodes, wherein the plurality of first electrodes are formed from a first conductive film formed continuously on the substrate in the light emitting portion, said conductive film comprising a plurality of elongated openings extending between the organic light emitting layers and dividing the conductive film into said plurality of first electrodes, the plurality of first electrodes being connected to each other and functioning as a common electrode; wherein the second electrodes are formed as an electrode common to the plurality of light emitting elements, a first connection terminal that is provided at a position of the substrate which does not overlap the plurality of organic EL elements, the first connection terminal being connected to the first electrodes, a second connection terminal that is provided at a position of the substrate which does not overlap the plurality of organic EL elements; the second connection terminal being connected to the second electrodes, wherein the first connection terminal extends in a first direction and the second connection terminal extends in a second direction which intersects the first direction, wherein the first electrodes are connected to the first connection terminal through a resistor element that is provided on the substrate, a plurality of auxiliary electrodes provided on a surface of the first electrode which is located at a side opposite to the substrate, the auxiliary electrodes being provided along each of the plurality of light emitting elements, and are located in the vicinity of the opening, wherein a region of the first conductive film between the organic EL elements and the first connection terminal in which the auxiliary electrode is not formed serves as a high-resistance region, the high-resistance region functioning as said resistor element.