1. An image processing apparatus for processing a moving picture, comprising: frame extraction means for extracting frames constituting an entered moving picture; discrimination means for discriminating a scene change by comparing frames extracted by said frame extraction means; storage means for storing scene-change information relating to the scene change discriminated by said discrimination means; designating means for designating an image that corresponds to a scene that is the object of a search; comparison means for comparing a scene-change frame, which is obtained by referring to the scene-change information that has been stored in said storage means, and the image that has been designated by said designation means; and scene extraction means for extracting a scene that corresponds to the image based upon result of the comparison performed by said comparison means.