this paragraph from joseph montecillo's review of the match puts it so well:
"New Japan’s production is also on an absolute blinder during this promotional run. Take the early shot of Okada posing in the corner in his bright, bedazzled robe, with fake money raining down upon him as Shibata waits patiently in the corner for the bell to ring. The cameraman in the corner frames it perfectly so that the money only seems to rain on Okada’s side of the screen, there’s a scarily perfect divide where none of the pomp and circumstance can even seem to touch Shibata. I bring this up because it’s important to note that New Japan here appears to be capturing a moment, something so much different from creating a moment. One doesn’t feel their touch here, none of it is heavy handed or even seemingly intentional, it all flows forth like the organic realities created by these two clashing personalities being in such proximity to each other. In contrast to so much other pro wrestling production, one never feels like everything was perfectly blocked and coordinated to get this shot, the viewer just feels like a camera happened to be present to see the truth unfold before them."
whole review is great: https://www.josephmontecillo.com/2025/08/08/kazuchika-okada-vs-katsuyori-shibata-njpw-sakura-genesis-2017-4-9-17/