1. An image processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to identify one image as a front-most image among plural composite target images based on an object within the one image, generate a first composite image in which each composite target image captured prior to the identified front-most image is sequentially overlaid, generate a second composite image in which each composite target image captured after the identified front-most image is sequentially overlaid, and overlay the front-most image on top of the first and second composite images.