A
liquid crystal alignment agent is provided which, even when reducing the
light irradiation amount in alignment treatment by the photo-alignment method, enables obtaining excellent
afterimage characteristics in an IPS-driven or FFS-driven
liquid crystal display element; a production method of the
liquid crystal alignment agent, a liquid
crystal alignment film obtained therefrom, and a
liquid crystal display element provided therewith are also provided. This liquid
crystal alignment agent contains a
polyimide, which is the imidized product of a
polyimide precursor obtained from a
polycondensation reaction of: a tetracarboxylic acid component that contains tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by formula (1), or a derivative thereof; and a
diamine component that contains a first
diamine represented by formula (3) and a second
diamine represented by formula (4). (X1 is a structure represented by formula (X1-1) or (X1-2).) R3-R12 are independently a
hydrogen atom, a
halogen atom, an
alkyl group of 1-6 carbons, an alkenyl group of 2-6 carbons, an alkynyl group of 2-6 carbons, a monovalent
organic group of 1-6 carbons containing a
fluorine atom, or a
phenyl group, but at least one ofR3-R6 is a group in the aforementioned definition other than a
hydrogen atom.) (The A2's are independently a
halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a
thiol group, a nitro group, a
phosphate group, or a monovalent
organic group of 1-20 carbons, a is an integer 0-4, if there are multiple A2's, then the structure of the A2's may be the same or different.