A cellulose acylate film comprising a cellulose acylate resin satisfying the formulae (i)-(iii) and a compound capable of forming a hydrogen bond satisfying conditions (A)-(C):
(A) the compound has both a hydrogen bond donor moiety and a hydrogen bond acceptor moiety in the molecule,
(B) the value obtained by dividing the molecular weight of the compound by the total of the number of the hydrogen bond donor moiety and the number of the hydrogen bond acceptor moiety is from 30 to 65,
(C) the number of aromatic ring structures is from 1 to 3,
0.5≦
A+B
≦2.7, (i)
0.0≦A≦2.5, and (ii)
0.1≦B≦2.0, (iii)
wherein A means the degree of substitution with an acetyl group, and B means a total of the degree of substitution with a propionyl group and the degree of substitution with a butyryl group.
An optical film contains a cellulose ester and more than 30% by mass, relative to the cellulose ester, of a condensation product of at least one polyhydric alcohol having an average of 2.01 or more carbon atoms and at least one polybasic acid having an average of 4.10 or more carbon atoms, and at least one of the at least one polyhydric alcohol contains at least three carbon atoms bonded together without being interrupted by any other atom.
A cellulose acylate film comprising a cellulose acylate resin satisfying the formulae (i)-(iii) and a compound capable of forming a hydrogen bond satisfying conditions (A)-(C):
(A) the compound has both a hydrogen bond donor moiety and a hydrogen bond acceptor moiety in the molecule,
(B) the value obtained by dividing the molecular weight of the compound by the total of the number of the hydrogen bond donor moiety and the number of the hydrogen bond acceptor moiety is from 30 to 65,
(C) the number of aromatic ring structures is from 1 to 3,
0.5≦
A+B
≦2.7, (i)
0.0≦
A
≦2.5, and (ii)
0.1≦
B
≦2.0, (iii)
wherein A means the degree of substitution with an acetyl group, and B means a total of the degree of substitution with a propionyl group and the degree of substitution with a butyryl group.