Patent ID: 7951430

Claim:
A cellulose acylate film comprising a retardation developing agent consisting of a rod-shaped compound, wherein the in-plane retardation (Re) is in the range of 50 to 100 nm, the retardation (Rth) in the thickness direction is in the range of 130 to 250 nm, and the thickness is in the range of 40 to 90 m, wherein the rod-shaped compound is a compound represented by Formula (2), wherein, R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 and R 24 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Ar 2 is an arylene group or an aromatic heterocyclic ring, and L 2 and L 3 are each independently a single bond or a divalent linking group, n is an integer of 3 or greater, and Ar 2 and L 2 may be the same as or different from each other, respectively.