To provide a small diameter imaging module capable of achieving an endoscope that allows sufficient flexibility and luminous intensity to be obtained.SOLUTION: An imaging module includes: a planar light emitting element 80 having a light emission surface 82 and a light emitting element terminal 83； a power supply cable 85 connected to the light emitting element terminal 83 of the planar light emitting element 80 for supplying power to the planar light emitting element 80； a solid-state imaging device 20 for imaging an illumination object irradiated with a light emitted from the light emission surface 82 of the planar light emitting element 80； a coaxial cable 40 electrically connected to the solid-state imaging device 20； a light blocking member 90 disposed between the solid-state imaging device 20 and the planar light emitting element 80； and a light guide part 92 for guiding a light emitted from the light emission surface 82 of the planar light emitting element 80 to the outside of the imaging module. The planar light emitting element 80, the solid-state imaging device 20, part of the light blocking member 90, and the light guide part 92 constitute a hard part H.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2【課題】可撓性及び照度が十分に得られる内視鏡を実現できる細径の撮像モジュールを提供する。【解決手段】光出射面８２及び発光素子端子８３を有する平面発光素子８０と、平面発光素子８０の発光素子端子８３に接続され、平面発光素子８０に電力を供給する電力供給ケーブル８５と、平面発光素子８０の光出射面８２から出射する光によって照射される照明対象を撮像する固体撮像素子２０と、固体撮像素子２０に電気的に接続されている同軸ケーブル４０と、固体撮像素子２０と平面発光素子８０と間に設けられた遮光部材９０と、平面発光素子８０の光出射面８２から出射する光を撮像モジュールの外部に導く導光部９２とを備え、平面発光素子８０、固体撮像素子２０、遮光部材９０の一部、及び導光部９２は、硬性部Ｈを構成する。【選択図】図２
