A reproduction apparatus for successively decoding and reproducing a
plurality of picture data, comprising a reproduction memory and a decoder
for successively decoding the plurality of picture data in an order in
accordance with a designated reproduction direction, writing the decoding
results in the reproduction memory, and reproducing and outputting the
decoding results read from the reproduction memory, the decoder holding
the storage of the decoding results in the reproduction memory even after
the decoding results stored in the reproduction memory are no longer used
when continuing reproduction in the designated reproduction direction
and, when receiving as input a reversal command of the reproduction
direction, performing the reproduction and output using the decoding
results already stored in the reproduction memory before the input of the
reversal command.