The present invention provides a reflector having a light-diffusing
property which suppresses inter-object reflection over a wide angle, and
giving particularly high reflectance in an intended range of viewing
angle; and to provide a reflection type liquid crystal display device
using the same. The reflector includes a plurality of light-reflective
concave portions. Each of the concave portions is formed so that an
inclination angle (an angle between a plane tangential to a point on a
concave surface and the surface of the base material) is maximum on a
side portion of the curved surface, and so that the direction of the side
portion having the maximum inclination angle is on a far side from a view
point of an observer. Moreover, the reflector includes many concave
portions formed on a reflector surface, an inner surface of each of the
concave portions including a peripheral curved surface and a bottom
curved surface that are continuously connected to each other, the
peripheral curved surface being a part of a first sphere having a first
radius, the bottom curved surface being a part of a second sphere having
a second radius different from the first radius, and the bottom curved
surface being located within the peripheral curved surface, wherein the
first radius is smaller than the second radius, and a normal line
extending from a center of the first sphere to the reflector surface and
a normal line extending from a center of the second sphere to the
reflector surface are not collinear. Further, the reflection type liquid
crystal display device is provided with the reflector.