A face detection apparatus detecting a face from an image which is captured by an imaging unit and includes the face, the apparatus comprising: a position detection unit that detects a position of a face part of the face from the image, wherein the face part includes left and right eyes and nose; an initial state determination unit that determines a model initial state on the basis of the position of the face part; and a model fitting unit that generates a model of the face on the basis of the image by using the model initial state, wherein the initial state determination unit calculates the angle of the face from the position of the face part, and determines the model initial state on the basis of the angle of the face, characterized in that the positions of the face part include a face positon in a plane direction and a face position in a depth direction in the image, and the initial state determination unit is further configured to: calculate the angle of the face from the eye positions of the left and right eyes and the nose position, and determine face positions on the basis of the eye positions and nose position; and determine the face position in the plane direction on the basis of the nose position and the face position in the depth direction on the basis of a distance between the left eye and the right eye, and determine the model initial state on the basis of the angle of the face and the face positions. a position detection unit that detects a position of a face part of the face from the image, wherein the face part includes left and right eyes and nose; an initial state determination unit that determines a model initial state on the basis of the position of the face part; and a model fitting unit that generates a model of the face on the basis of the image by using the model initial state, wherein the initial state determination unit calculates the angle of the face from the position of the face part, and determines the model initial state on the basis of the angle of the face, characterized in that the positions of the face part include a face positon in a plane direction and a face position in a depth direction in the image, and the initial state determination unit is further configured to: calculate the angle of the face from the eye positions of the left and right eyes and the nose position, and determine face positions on the basis of the eye positions and nose position; and determine the face position in the plane direction on the basis of the nose position and the face position in the depth direction on the basis of a distance between the left eye and the right eye, and determine the model initial state on the basis of the angle of the face and the face positions. calculate the angle of the face from the eye positions of the left and right eyes and the nose position, and determine face positions on the basis of the eye positions and nose position; and determine the face position in the plane direction on the basis of the nose position and the face position in the depth direction on the basis of a distance between the left eye and the right eye, and determine the model initial state on the basis of the angle of the face and the face positions.