The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a polarizer which is capable of suppressing rotation of the polarization axis of polarized light, while having a high extinction ratio with respect to light having a short wavelength such as one in the ultraviolet region even in cases where the incidence angle of light incident on the polarizer is large. The above-mentioned problem is solved by having a fine wire of a polarizer configured of a polarizing material layer that has a function of improving the extinction ratio of polarized light emitted from the polarizer and a function of suppressing rotation of the polarization axis of polarized light emitted from the polarizer at the same time.
