Provided is a compound that is fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized, and is not significantly colored.
Provided is a photoresponsive compound represented by the following general formula (1), the photoresponsive compound being fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized:

R1—Z1═Z2—R2  General formula (1)



wherein Z1 and Z2 are N or CH, while Z1≠Z2,
R1 contains an aromatic hydrocarbon structure,
R2 contains an aromatic heterocyclic structure, and
a hydrogen atom is bonded to at least one carbon atom bonded adjacent to a carbon atom in the aromatic heterocyclic structure bonded to the Z2.