An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided to reduce a processing load in performing intra BC prediction utilizing correlativity in a screen. A limiting unit limits a motion vector of a current block to be used for the intra BC prediction utilizing the correlativity in the screen, in such a manner that a peripheral pixel of the current block is not used for the intra BC prediction of the current block. An encoding apparatus or the like is provided that performs the intra BC prediction when encoding on a CU (Coding Unit)-by-CU basis in compliance with an HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) system, for example.