Patent ID: 8233116

Claim:
A polarizing plate comprising: a polarizing film; and at least one protective film, wherein the polarizing plate has a curl amount of from −30 mm to +15 mm at 25° C. and 60% RH, wherein the at least one protective film comprises a first protective film between the polarizing film and a liquid crystal cell, wherein the first protective film satisfies formulae (VII) and (VIII) with respect to Re(λ) and Rth(λ) defined by formulae (V) and (VI): Re (λ)=( nx−ny )× d (V) Rth (λ)={( nx+ny )/2 −nz}×d (VI) 20 nm≦ Re (590)≦200 nm (VII) 0 nm≦ Rth (590)≦400 nm (VIII) wherein Re(λ) represents a retardation value by nm in a film plane of the first protective film with respect to light having a wavelength of λnm; Rth(λ) represents a retardation value by nm in a direction perpendicular to the film plane with respect to light having the wavelength of λnm; nx represents a refractive index in a slow axis direction in the film plane; ny represent a refractive index in a fast axis direction in the film plane; nz represents a refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the film plane; and d is a thickness of the first protective film.