<p>An image file generation device is provided with an image acquisition unit which acquires data relating to a stereoscopic image that can be stereoscopically viewed, a disparity information acquisition unit which acquires disparity information relating to each of divided regions obtained by dividing the entire region of the stereoscopic image into a plurality of regions, and a file generation unit which generates an image file having a data part in which the data relating to the stereoscopic image acquired by the image acquisition unit is stored and a header part in which management data relating to the data relating to the stereoscopic image stored in the data part is stored. The file generation unit stores the disparity information (603) relating to each of the divided region and information (601) relating to a method for dividing the divided regions are stored in the header part of the image file.</p>
