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[Problems] To have a thin film suitably function even when the thickness of the thin film is reduced. n [Means for Solving Problems] Provided is a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by forming a thin film on a substrate ( 12 ). The method is provided with a thin film forming step of forming the thin film by using a substance brought into the plasma state as a material. In the thin film forming step, the thin film is formed by using a material substance gathering means ( 30 ) for gathering the substance brought into the plasma state to the periphery of the substrate. The material substance gathering means ( 30 ) gathers the substance brought into the plasma state, for instance, to the periphery of the substrate ( 12 ) by generating a magnetic field at the periphery of the substrate ( 12 ). |