To provide a liquid crystal projector which suppresses heat generation and is made small-sized while enhance the luminance.

The liquid crystal projector is equipped with light sources 2a to 2c, a liquid crystal panel which modules light beams from the light sources 2a to 2c, and a projection lens which projects the light beams modulated by the liquid crystal panel. The light sources 2a to 2c each have a container 9 which is evacuated, an anode 11 with a fluorescent body formed on an internal wall of the container 9, and an electric field emission type cathode 12 provided in the container 9.