To provide a recombinant cell being an anaerobic archaeon, including a gene encoding isoprene synthase, a gene encoding monoterpene synthase, a gene encoding sesquiterpene synthase, a gene encoding diterpene synthase, a gene encoding squalene synthase, or a gene encoding phytoene synthase as a first foreign gene, wherein the first foreign gene is expressed, and the recombinant cell is capable of producing isoprene or terpene having 10, 15, 20, 30, or 40 carbon atoms.