The present invention provides a nitride semiconductor laser element, comprising: a nitride semiconductor structure having a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer, and an active layer provided between the first and second nitride semiconductor layers; a cavity end face provided to the nitride semiconductor structure; and a protective film having a hexagonal crystal structure, and having a first region provided on a first crystal surface of the nitride semiconductor structure in the cavity end face and a second region provided on a second crystal surface in the surface of at least one of the first and second nitride semiconductor layer, the first and second regions of the protective film are oriented in the same axial direction as that of the respective first and second crystal surfaces.

 
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