Abstract: An image processing apparatus, a monitoring camera, and an image monitoring system are provide which are capable of eliminating false reports made in a motion analysis process to provide more advanced behavior analysis. The image processing apparatus includes: a motion analysis unit which receives a moving image on a monitoring area captured by an external monitoring camera, analyzes a general purpose motion of a person appearing on the monitoring area by performing a predetermined image analysis process to the moving image, and outputs time-series data related to the general purpose motion of the person; and a motion identification unit which identifies, on the basis of the time-series data related to the general purpose motion of the person, whether or not the general purpose motion corresponds to a specific purpose motion that satisfies a predetermined condition, and outputs motion identification information representing the identification result.