Abstract: There is provided a video reproduction apparatus which reduces memory areas for storing video data of decoded bidirectional predictive frames, which apparatus can output the decoded video signals of the entire fields even when all the video signals are outputted by the reproduction in the temporally reverse-direction or the reproduction of searching for arbitrary pictures.

Abstract: A video reproduction apparatus comprises a decoding control unit 1207 for controlling a decoding process on the basis of header information, to which an instruction for repetitive display of image is inputted; a protection processing unit for calculating a position of a coded image data stream on a coded image data stream storage buffer 1202 on the basis of a position of the coded image data stream on a decoding target input buffer 1204, which position is supplied from the decoding control unit 1207, and protecting the coded image data stream so as not to be overwritten with another coded image data stream; and a coded image data stream transfer unit 1203 for performing retransfer of the coded image data stream on the basis of the position of the coded image stream on the decoding target input buffer 1204.