A recording device and method for quickly reading desired metadata including metadata on a face, a program, and a reproducing device and method are provided. A recording control section (123) controls recording of face metadata including content data groups added for each content, content data recorded position information indicating the position where the content data groups are recorded, and detected face data groups about face images detected from contents, and detected face data recorded position information indicating the positions where detected face data groups are recorded. The face metadata is such that a group is composed of block recorded position information indicating the position where detected face data recorded position information is recorded and the content data recordedposition information. The present invention can be applied to digital cameras.