An image signal processing apparatus according to the present invention receives
an image signal inputted thereto that is generated by subjecting a telecine-converted
image to double speed conversion, in which signal one film frame is formed by four
fields, identifies a first field on the basis of a difference value calculated
between pixel signal levels, and shifts the position of a detected pixel in a vector
direction of a motion vector such that an amount of shift is progressively increased
as transition is made from the identified first field to the subsequent fields.