A data recording method and a data recording system suitable for recording of a material for recording and attendant information are disclosed. When attendant information to video data generated corresponding to the video data is to be recorded, the video data are matched with first time information based on a first time base, and the matching is recorded as a time management table into a data recording medium. Further, the attendant information is matched with second time information based on a second time base, and the matching is recorded as an attendant information table into the same data recording medium or a different data recording medium. Further, matching between the first time base and the second time base or between the first time information and the second time information is recorded as a link table into the same data recording medium or the different data recording medium.