PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deposit provide an aluminum nitride film with a stable composition, which contains aluminum, nitrogen, and at least two elements other than aluminum and nitrogen.SOLUTION: A film deposition method of an aluminum nitride film according to the invention, in which a target 22, which contains aluminum and at least two elements other than aluminum, is sputtered under an atmosphere containing nitrogen. The aluminum nitride film with a stable composition can be deposited because the aluminum nitride film, which contains aluminum, nitrogen, and at least two elements other than aluminum and nitrogen, can be deposited using one target.