Provided is a method for manufacturing a
liquid crystal alignment film whereby
anisotropy is increased and unevenness caused by
processing can be suppressed. A film obtained by applying a
liquid crystal alignment agent containing at least one type of
polymer selected from the group consisting of a
polyimide and a precursor of the
polyimide on a substrate and firing the product is irradiated with polarized
radiation, then treated by contact with a solution containing at least one type of
organic solvent selected from the group consisting of formula (A-1), formula (A-2), formula (A-3), formula (A-4), and formula (A-5). (In the formulas, A1 represents a
hydrogen atom or an acetyl group, A2 represents a C1-6
alkyl group, R2 represents a
hydrogen atom or a
methyl group, n represents 1 or 2, A3 represents a C1-4
alkyl group, R3 and R4 represent a
hydrogen atom or a
methyl group, A5 and A6 represent a C1-4
alkyl group, and A6 represents a C3-6 alkyl group or cycloalkyl group.)