A liquid ejection head comprising: a liquid ejection part comprising: a pressure chamber that stores liquid supplied from a liquid inlet formed on a predetermined first opening forming surface; a nozzle that ejects liquid supplied from the pressure chamber according to change in pressure of liquid in the pressure chamber; and a liquid discharge flow path that is branched from an ejection flow path between an inlet of liquid of the pressure chamber and an opening of the nozzle and that directs liquid supplied to the pressure chamber to a liquid discharge outlet formed on the first opening forming surface; a liquid storage part comprising: a supply liquid chamber that stores liquid to be supplied to the pressure chamber through the liquid inlet; and a discharge liquid chamber to which liquid is directed from the liquid discharge outlet, wherein the liquid storage part has a liquid supply opening through which liquid flows out of the supply liquid chamber and a discharge liquid inlet through which liquid flows in to the discharge liquid chamber, wherein the liquid supply opening and the discharge inlet are formed on a predetermined second opening forming surface; and a flow path part that is disposed between the first opening forming surface of the liquid ejection part and the second opening forming surface of the liquid storage part and that comprises an intermediate supply flow path to direct liquid from the liquid supply opening to the liquid inlet and an intermediate discharge flow path to direct liquid from the liquid discharge outlet to the discharge liquid inlet; characterised in that the intermediate supply flow path and the intermediate discharge flow path are formed such that a minimum distance between an opening of the intermediate supply flow path on a side facing the liquid storage part and an opening of the intermediate discharge flow path on the side facing the liquid storage part is greater than a minimum distance between the liquid inlet and the liquid discharge outlet on the first opening forming surface. a liquid ejection part comprising: a pressure chamber that stores liquid supplied from a liquid inlet formed on a predetermined first opening forming surface; a nozzle that ejects liquid supplied from the pressure chamber according to change in pressure of liquid in the pressure chamber; and a liquid discharge flow path that is branched from an ejection flow path between an inlet of liquid of the pressure chamber and an opening of the nozzle and that directs liquid supplied to the pressure chamber to a liquid discharge outlet formed on the first opening forming surface; a liquid storage part comprising: a supply liquid chamber that stores liquid to be supplied to the pressure chamber through the liquid inlet; and a discharge liquid chamber to which liquid is directed from the liquid discharge outlet, wherein the liquid storage part has a liquid supply opening through which liquid flows out of the supply liquid chamber and a discharge liquid inlet through which liquid flows in to the discharge liquid chamber, wherein the liquid supply opening and the discharge inlet are formed on a predetermined second opening forming surface; and a flow path part that is disposed between the first opening forming surface of the liquid ejection part and the second opening forming surface of the liquid storage part and that comprises an intermediate supply flow path to direct liquid from the liquid supply opening to the liquid inlet and an intermediate discharge flow path to direct liquid from the liquid discharge outlet to the discharge liquid inlet; characterised in that the intermediate supply flow path and the intermediate discharge flow path are formed such that a minimum distance between an opening of the intermediate supply flow path on a side facing the liquid storage part and an opening of the intermediate discharge flow path on the side facing the liquid storage part is greater than a minimum distance between the liquid inlet and the liquid discharge outlet on the first opening forming surface.